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Question
What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to sodium carbonate? Write a balanced chemical equation of the reaction involved.
Solution
When sodium carbonate is treated with dilute hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride is formed and carbon dioxide gas is liberated.
Na2CO3(s) + 2HCl(aq) → 2NaCl(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
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