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11 April, 11:17

What causes the reaction between baking soda and vinegar?

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  1. 11 April, 11:49
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    Baking soda is a bicarbonate, which means that each molecule of baking soda

    contains a sodium atom, a H atom, an O2 atom, and a CO2 molecule.

    Vinegar contains acetic acid, and each molecule contains a H atom, and an acetate ion.

    When they're combined, the hydrogen atom in the acetic acid meets up with the H and O2 atoms in the baking soda to form a molecule of water, while the acetate ion grabs onto the sodium atom and forms a salt, sodium, acetate. The CO2 molecule, free of its other chemical bonds, can now escape, and bubbles form as a gas.
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