Re: bicarb of soda and carbonic acid

Right on! you don't get a strong base (NaOH) from a weak base and a
weak acid. just because you can write the reaction doesn't mean it
happens.
Just try to picture a weak acid like CO2 actually escaping from a
solution of NaOH!!
Barry

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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Weak-Acid and Strong-Base Reaction
    ... A weak acid on its own will break apart only until the pH drops to its pKa ... thus allowing more HA to dissociate. ... NaOH in excess tells us that the pH will never drop to the pKa, ... > number of moles of HA is fewer than the number of moles of OH, ...
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  • Weak-Acid and Strong-Base Reaction
    ... Here's a reaction between a weak acid and strong base: ... In general, my TA tells me that if HA is the limiting reagent, as in the ... number of moles of HA is fewer than the number of moles of OH, ... NaOH manages to break apart all of the HA. ...
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