. When vinegar reacts with baking soda the gas evolved is
When vinegar reacts with baking soda the gas evolved is
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) Nitrogen dioxide
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Ans- (c) Carbon dioxide
Vinegar is acetic acid and baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate (a base). When ever an acid reacts with a metal carbonate it produces carbon dioxide gas.
CH3COOH + NaHCO3 -----------à CH3COONa + H2O + CO2
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