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  • Sodium Nitrate Formation: Reaction of Sodium Carbonate & Nitric Acid
    The salt produced when sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃) reacts with dilute nitric acid (HNO₃) is sodium nitrate (NaNO₃).

    Here's the balanced chemical equation for the reaction:

    Na₂CO₃ (aq) + 2HNO₃ (aq) → 2NaNO₃ (aq) + H₂O (l) + CO₂ (g)

    The reaction produces:

    * Sodium nitrate (NaNO₃): The salt formed.

    * Water (H₂O): A byproduct of the reaction.

    * Carbon dioxide (CO₂): A gas released as bubbles.

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