On adding acetic acid to sodium hydrogen carbonate in a test tube, a student observes
When acetic acid is added to NaHCO3 solution, and when a burning splinter is brought near the mouth of each test tube, the splinter would be extinguished due to the evolution of carbon dioxide gas with brisk effervescence from the test tube.
CH3COOH + NaHCO3
CH3COONa + H2O + CO2
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