Question

Write a balanced chemical equation for the standard formation reaction of solid sodium hydrogen carbonate NaHCO 3 .

Answer 1

Answer: $NaCl + NH_3 + CO_2 + H_2O → NaHCO_3 + NH_4Cl$

Explanation: Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a weakly basic compound which is commonly called as sodium bicarbonate or baking soda.

It is manufactured by using solvay process in which 1 mole of sodium chloride (NaCl), 1 mole of ammonia($NH_3$), carbon dioxide($CO_2$) and water($H_2O$) combines to form 1 mole of sodium bicarbonate9$NaHCO_3$ along with the formation of 1 mole of ammonium chloride($NH_4Cl$).