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Acetic acid (ethanoic acid) reacts with sodium carbonate to give sodium acetate (sodium ethanoate), carbon dioxide (effervescence) and water.

2
CH3COOH
  +  
Na2CO3
         
2
CH3COONa
  +  
CO2
  +  
H2O
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Acetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium carbonate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium acetate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon dioxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Acid + Base -> Salt + Water
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Effervescence

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