How would I balance the reaction equation of CH3COOH and NaHCO3 (acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate)? Also, what type of reaction is this?

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anonymous · Answer

i think this is a neutralisation reaction.......

aaronq · Answer

^ she's right, you're gonna make a salt and H2O

jfraser · Answer

are you asking to predict the products? because you have 2 reactants, but no products (yet). This reaction is a double replacement, followed immediately by the decomposition of one of the products.

anonymous · Answer

I need two products. What do I do...?

jfraser · Answer

it's a double displacement. If the formulas were written slightly differently:$$\large H \small C_2H_3O_2 + \large Na \small HCO_3 \rightarrow$$ this double displacement reaction has to swap partners