A very noob question

[luffy]

Hey guys:

I just thought of a very simple question, but I can't seem to find a definite solution. Haha.

The question is, what happens when you react Water (i.e. H₂O) with Na₂CO₃?

If someone could tell me the products/equation, it would be very much appreciated.

Thanks for your help.

[thatricksta]

Sodium carbonate is a base, so I would assume it's simply acid base in water, where water acts as an acid (water is amphiprotic)

Na2CO3 is a strong base, hence water acts as an acid

Na2CO3 + H2O -> Na2HCO3+ + OH-

Hopefully I'm not mistaken

Would the hydroxide ions be in the form of sodium hydroxide? not implying this is right, just thought of it then

[luffy]

Na2CO3 is a strong base, hence water acts as an acid

Na2CO3 + H2O -> Na2HCO3+ + OH-

Hopefully I'm not mistaken

Ah - thanks. I had a feeling it would be this simple, but I wasn't sure.

I appreciate it.

[thatricksta]

Sodium carbonate is a base, so I would assume it's simply acid base in water, where water acts as an acid (water is amphiprotic)

Na2CO3 is a strong base, hence water acts as an acid

Na2CO3 + H2O -> Na2HCO3+ + OH-

Hopefully I'm not mistaken

Would the hydroxide ions be in the form of sodium hydroxide? not implying this is right, just thought of it then

ummmmm, it could be hahaha

this is not something i want to worry about just before the exam! hahahahahhahahahahaaha
its probably not relevant to the exam though, its a pretty silly reaction...

[luken93]

Yeah nah you may be right, base + acid -> salt + water

[luken93]

Scroll down about halfway:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_(chemistry)

[thatricksta]

Scroll down about halfway:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_(chemistry)

thanks, so the ions are dissociated in water

[ulbasour]

It's an Acid + Metal Carbonate Reaction:

2H₂O + Na₂CO₃ ---- 2NaOH + H₂O + CO₂

Or not as i read the previous post.....