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Offline caitlinn

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Heating NAHCO3??
« on: October 14, 2007, 10:09:27 AM »
OK. So for a lab in chemistry the other day we had to heat NAHCO3 and now we have to write the balanced chemical equation for it.
We have come up with:
NaHCO3 ------> NAOH+CO2
or
Na2CO3 + H2O+ CO2------->Na2O + CH4

If someone could help us out, it would be greatly appriciated!  ;D
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Re: Heating NAHCO3??
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2007, 10:28:20 AM »
According to me the rxn should be ;

2 NaHCO3 ---> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
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Re: Heating NAHCO3??
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2007, 11:32:00 AM »
 Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2 --> 2NaHCO3

 2NaHCO3--> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2  ;D
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Re: Heating NAHCO3??
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2007, 12:07:27 PM »
Thank you soo much!!!
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Re: Heating NAHCO3??
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2007, 02:09:24 PM »
Na2CO3 does not decompose on heating, NaHCO3 does.

i know it's a late reply, just thought i;d give the logic behind this.
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Re: Heating NAHCO3??
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2007, 02:22:12 PM »
Quote from: Kushal on October 23, 2007, 02:09:24 PM
Na2CO3 does not decompose on heating

It does, it just needs higher temperature.
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