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Standard XII
Chemistry
Stoichiometry
When ethanoic...
Question
When ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydrogen carbonate, a salt
X
is formed and a gas
Y
is evolved. Identify
X
and
Y
. Write chemical equation of reaction involved:
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Solution
C
H
3
C
O
O
H
+
N
a
H
C
O
3
h
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a
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−
−
→
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H
3
C
O
O
N
a
+
H
2
O
+
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O
2
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(a) When ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydrogen carbonate, then a salt X is formed and a gas Y is evolved. Name the salt X and gas. Y Describe an activity with the help of a labelled diagram of the apparatus used to prove that the evolved gas is the one which you have named. Also write the chemical equation of the reaction involved.
(b) Give any two uses of ethanoic acid.