Lab scenario question: You are doing an aqueous wash with (mildly basic) NaHCO3, and cap the separatory funnel while chatting with your lab partner. The cap flies off and hits the ceiling with a loud "bang!" Describe the chemical reaction that occurred, with a mechanism and explain how you can prevent this from happening while performing this aqueous wash step. What starting material/solvent do you think this wash is attempting to remove?

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What happens when a bicarbonate reacts with an acid?  CO2 is produced.