H3C6H5O7 + NaHCO3 ---> CO2 + H20 + Na3C6H5O7
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2007-11-06 09:27:18 · 4 answers · asked by Rachel 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
H3C6H5O7 + 3 NaHCO3 --> 3 CO2 + 3 H2O + NaC6H5O7
it helps to write out what you have of everything and start fixing them one at a time
2007-11-06 09:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by Benjamin W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
H3C6H5O7 + 3 NaHCO3 --> 3 CO2 + 3 H2O + Na3C6H5O7
To understand how it works: H3C6H5O7 is a triprotic acid, it has 3 acidic protons. NaHCO3 is a monoprotic base, it can only accept a single H+. If we look at the net ionic equation:
H3C6H5O7 + 3 HCO3^- --> C6H5O7^3- + 3 H2CO3.
But H2CO3 is unstable and it decomposes into H2O and CO2, so 3 moles of H2CO3 should give 3 moles of H2O and 3 moles of CO2.
At any rate, the first equation is balanced as I have written it.
2007-11-06 17:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by William Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
H3C6H5O7 + 3 NaHCO3 ---> 3 CO2 + 3 H20 + Na3C6H5O7
2007-11-06 17:32:14 · answer #3 · answered by ChemTeam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
H3C6H5O7 + 3NaHCO3 ==> 3CO2 + 3H2O + Na3C6H5O7
2007-11-06 17:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋