NaHCO3(s) + HC2H3O2(aq) → NaC2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g) A student designs an experiment to study the reaction between NaHCO3 and HC2H3O2. The reaction is represented by the equation above. The student places 2.24 g of NaHCO3 in a flask and adds 60.0 mL of 0.875 M HC2H3O2. The student observes the formation of bubbles and the flask gets cooler as the reaction proceeds. (b) Based on the information above, identify the limiting reactant. Justify your answer with  Calculations. (c) The student observes that the bubbling is rapid at the beginning of the reaction and gradually slows as the reaction continues. Explain this change in the reaction rate in terms of the collisions between reactant particles.

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NaHCO3(s) + HC2H3O2(aq) → NaC2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)

A student designs an experiment to study the reaction between NaHCO3 and HC2H3O2. The reaction is represented by the equation above. The student places 2.24 g of NaHCO3 in a flask and adds 60.0 mL of 0.875 M HC2H3O2. The student observes the formation of bubbles and the flask gets cooler as the reaction proceeds.

(b) Based on the information above, identify the limiting reactant. Justify your answer with 

Calculations.

(c) The student observes that the bubbling is rapid at the beginning of the reaction and gradually slows as the reaction continues. Explain this change in the reaction rate in terms of the collisions between reactant particles.

 

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