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An elementary school project has students mix baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) with vinegar (acetic acid) to make a "volcanic" eruption. Based on the two reactants, what type of reaction would this produce?

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Answer:

This is an example of acid-base reaction.

Explanation:

Sodium bicarbonate is an weak base. Vinegar (acetic acid) is an weak acid.

So, mixing sodium bicarbonate with vinegar would result an acid-base reaction.

In this acid-base reaction, gaseous carbon dioxide is formed along with heat evolution as acid-base neutralization is exothermic in nature.

Hence, a volcanic eruption occurs.

Balanced reaction: [tex]NaHCO_{3}+CH_{3}COOH\rightleftharpoons NaCH_{3}COO+CO_{2}+H_{2}O[/tex]

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