Calculate the concentrations of all the species in a 0.391M {eq}Na_{2}CO_{3} {/eq} solution.
{eq}\left [ CO_{3}^{2-} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ HCO_{3}^{-} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ H_{2}CO_{3} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ Na^{+} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ OH^{-} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ H^{+} \right ] {/eq}
Question:
Calculate the concentrations of all the species in a 0.391M {eq}Na_{2}CO_{3} {/eq} solution.
{eq}\left [ CO_{3}^{2-} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ HCO_{3}^{-} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ H_{2}CO_{3} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ Na^{+} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ OH^{-} \right ] {/eq}
{eq}\left [ H^{+} \right ] {/eq}
Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction of double decomposition type reaction with water as one of the reactants. This can be represented using the chemical equation
{eq}AB + HOH \rightleftharpoons AH + BOH {/eq}
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View this answerCarbonate ion {eq}CO_3^{2-} {/eq} is a weak base that will produce equal amounts of {eq}HCO_3^- {/eq} and {eq}OH^- {/eq} in water.
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