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MATERIAL BEFORE REACTION AFTER REACTION

VINEGAR In its original state of The chemical reaction


BAKING SODA composition. No reaction. When baking soda is mixed
with vinegar, something
new is formed. The mixture
quickly foams up with
carbon dioxide gas. If
enough vinegar is used, all
of the baking soda can be
made to react and
disappear into the vinegar
solution.

The reaction is:


Sodium bicarbonate and
acetic acid reacts to carbon
dioxide, water and sodium
acetate.

The physical changes

The solid baking soda was


placed in liquid vinegar
producing carbon dioxide
gas, which is evident
because of the formation of
bubbles in the foaming
mixture. Eventually all of
the solid dissolved and
reacted producing a new
liquid solution.

During the reaction, a solid


and liquid have been
chemically reacted to form
a gas and a liquid. This
experiment can also be
used to explain foams, as
liquids or solids containing
gas bubbles.

Safety and disposal


Although both reactants are
household chemicals and
foodstuffs, caution should
be taken not to get
splashes in the eyes and
clothes should be
protected. The products of
the reaction are relatively
safe (Remember - no
chemicals should be
touched) and can be
disposed of by washing
down the sink with plenty of
water.

1. When vinegar and baking soda are first mixed together,


hydrogen ions in the vinegar react with the sodium and
bicarbonate ions in the baking soda. The result of this initial
reaction is two new chemicals: carbonic acid and sodium
acetate.

2. The chemical reaction


When baking soda is mixed with vinegar, something new is formed. The mixture
quickly foams up with carbon dioxide gas. If enough vinegar is used, all of the
baking soda can be made to react and disappear into the vinegar solution.

3. The reaction is:


Sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid reacts to carbon dioxide, water and sodium
acetate.

NaHCO3 + CH3COOH   CO2 + H2O + Na CH3COO

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