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Moa'vu'Kaal
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Equation Help

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Ok I need help with this equation...I tried the online balancer but it kept coming out with negatives..Here's the equation

Na2(CO3) + C2H4O2 =(arrow thing)= CO2 + Na(CO3) + H2O


Thank you!
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Re: Equation Help

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Moa'vu'Kaal wrote:Ok I need help with this equation...I tried the online balancer but it kept coming out with negatives..Here's the equation

Na2(CO3) + C2H4O2 =(arrow thing)= CO2 + Na(CO3) + H2O

Thank you!
This equation is impossible because Na(CO3) does not exists.
You need NaC2H3O2 instead:
Na2(CO3) + 2 C2H4O2 = CO2 + 2 NaC2H3O2 + H2O
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