Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.25P
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The possibility of evolution of carbon dioxide when sodium bicarbonate reacts with sulfuric acid has to be explained.
(b)
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The possibility of evolution of carbon dioxide when sodium bicarbonate reacts with ethanol has to be explained.
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The possibility of evolution of carbon dioxide when sodium bicarbonate reacts with ammonium chloride has to be explained.
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