M McBean88 New Member Joined Sep 26, 2008 Messages 22 Gender Female HSC 2009 Aug 12, 2009 #1 what happens when you add HCO3 ion in acid? cause in the textbook it says you get water and CO2 i thought u get H2CO3... where'd the CO2 come from?? Last edited: Aug 12, 2009
what happens when you add HCO3 ion in acid? cause in the textbook it says you get water and CO2 i thought u get H2CO3... where'd the CO2 come from??
zhangy New Member Joined Nov 24, 2008 Messages 17 Gender Male HSC 2009 Aug 16, 2009 #2 umm... as HCO3 ion is still a carbonate when it reacts with acid the acid carbonate rule still applies thus it forms a salt, water and carbon dioxide
umm... as HCO3 ion is still a carbonate when it reacts with acid the acid carbonate rule still applies thus it forms a salt, water and carbon dioxide
