Is vinegar and baking soda a acid-base reaction? #CH_3COOH# and #NaHCO_3#

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Is vinegar and baking soda a acid-base reaction? #CH_3COOH# and #NaHCO_3#

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-06T07:41:50

Absolutely.

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#H_3C-CO_2H(aq) + (Na^+)(HOCO_2^-) rarr [H_3C-CO_2^(-)Na^+] + CO_2(g)uarr +H_2O(l)#

When baking powder is added to a cake, the acid base reaction it undergoes with the acidic butter produces the carbon dioxide that makes the cake rise.

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