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What Happens if we bubble CO2 thru Na2Co3 solution?
« on: December 22, 2013, 12:40:20 PM »
 ;D what can we see? and what are the reactions?

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Re: What Happens if we bubble CO2 thru Na2Co3 solution?
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2013, 01:22:38 PM »
Can you try to write the ingredients as a chemical reaction, and see what the possible products are, or maybe why there wouldn't be a reaction.
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Re: What Happens if we bubble CO2 thru Na2Co3 solution?
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2013, 01:25:31 PM »
Can you try to write the ingredients as a chemical reaction, and see what the possible products are, or maybe why there wouldn't be a reaction.

well i guess it shud be like
Na2CO3 + Co2 + H20 ----> 2NaHCO3

but im not sure....

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Re: What Happens if we bubble CO2 thru Na2Co3 solution?
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2013, 05:38:10 PM »
@yasas.w
I am rewriting your formula using the feature of this forum that allow subscripts and superscripts and special characters like arrows.
Also be careful with capital and small letters your Carbon dioxide looked like Cobalt according to the way you typed it.

Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O :rarrow: 2NaHCO3

By the way there are WIKI articles that may be of interest for this question
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_carbonate

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Re: What Happens if we bubble CO2 thru Na2Co3 solution?
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2013, 01:53:12 PM »
@yasas.w
I am rewriting your formula using the feature of this forum that allow subscripts and superscripts and special characters like arrows.
Also be careful with capital and small letters your Carbon dioxide looked like Cobalt according to the way you typed it.

Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O :rarrow: 2NaHCO3

By the way there are WIKI articles that may be of interest for this question
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_carbonate

As a side note
If you have not read the forum rules, please do so.

I searched thru yahoo answers too but I couldn't get a satisfactory answer but I was able to ask from one of my chemistry teachers. He said that there is an equilibrium this way.
Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2::equil:: 2NaHCO3

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Re: What Happens if we bubble CO2 thru Na2Co3 solution?
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2013, 02:12:42 PM »
Did you read this paragraph
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate#Production

Also from the WIKI

Sodium carbonate
Solubility in water    
71 g/L (0 °C)
215 g/L (20 °C)
455 g/L (100 °C)[1]

Sodium bicarbonate
Solubility in water
69 g/L (0 °C)[2]
96 g/L (20 °C)[3]
236 g/L (100 °C)[2]

Do you think that might influence the reversibility of the reaction
Let us assume room temperature
 
By the way good job at using the subscript and arrows

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Re: What Happens if we bubble CO2 thru Na2Co3 solution?
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2013, 03:05:20 PM »
Oh thank you  ;D

Well I guess because of the solubility of Na2CO3 in room temperature, for sure it has a considerable effect on the forward reaction.

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Re: What Happens if we bubble CO2 thru Na2Co3 solution?
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2013, 03:56:13 PM »
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Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2::equil:: 2NaHCO3

Details will depend on the initial concentration of carbonate, CO2 pressure and temperature, but the reaction as written is exactly what will be responsible for any effects visible.
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