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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

NaHCO3 acts as abase how

Profile image of ABHAY SHANKAR
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of PRIYANKA TATA ASKIITIAN
15 Years ago

NaHCO3 is a buffer of weak acid that is H2CO3 and strong base NaOH..hence its pH value is slightly greater than 7.hence it is a weak base..

further,from the equation :

CH3COOH + NaHCO3---->CH3COONa + CO2 + H2O which shows that NaHCO3 acts as a base.

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priyanka tata