Question

Write the balanced chemical equation for the following reaction:

Action of Hydrochloric acid on Sodium bicarbonate.

Answer 1

Reaction between Hydrochloric acid and Sodium bicarbonate:

• Hydrochloric acids decompose bicarbonates into carbon dioxide.
• Hydrochloric acid reacts with Sodium bicarbonate to give Sodium chloride, water, and Carbon dioxide gas as a product.

Balanced chemical equation:

$\underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{bicarbonate}}{{\mathrm{NaHCO}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Hydrochloric}\mathrm{acid}}{\mathrm{HCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{chloride}}{\mathrm{NaCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{dioxide}}{{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Water}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}$