Write word equations for the following reaction:
Adding a small amount of dilute hydrochloric acid to sodium carbonate.

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Adding a small amount of dilute hydrochloric acid to sodium carbonate:
$Sodium carbonate + Hydrochloric acid \to Sodium chloride + water + carbondioxide$
${Na}_{2} {CO}_{3} + 2 HCl \to 2 NaCl + H_{2} O + {CO}_{2}$
This is the required equation.

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