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  • Reaction of Ethanoic Acid and Magnesium Hydrogen Carbonate: Products & Equation
    When magnesium hydrogen carbonate (Mg(HCO3)2) reacts with ethanoic acid (CH3COOH), the products of the reaction are magnesium acetate, carbon dioxide, and water. The balanced chemical equation for this reaction is:

    2CH3COOH + Mg(HCO3)2 → Mg(CH3COO)2 + 2CO2 + 2H2O

    In this reaction, ethanoic acid donates a proton (H+) to magnesium hydrogen carbonate, forming magnesium acetate and carbonic acid (H2CO3). Carbonic acid is unstable and decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O).

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