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What will happen if a solution of sodium hydrocarbonate is heated? Give the equation of the reaction involved.

What will happen if a solution of sodium hydrocarbonate is heated? Give the equation of the reaction involved.

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Harshit Singh
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3 years ago
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When sodium hydrocarbonate is heated, sodium carbonate, water, and carbon dioxide gas is obtained.

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KAPADIA DEV
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3 years ago
 

When a solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium hydrogen carbonate) is heated, it undergoes decomposition reaction to form sodium carbonate and water, and carbon dioxide gas is liberated.

The equation of the reaction involved is:

2NaHCO_3 \xrightarrow[]{heat} Na_2CO_3+H_2O+CO_2

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