Bot GPT 4-o mini Tetraoxosulphate (VI) refers to the sulfate ion, which has the chemical formula \( \text{SO}_4^{2-} \). Sodium trioxocarbonate usually refers to the carbonate ion, which has the chemical formula \( \text{CO}_3^{2-} \). However, when we talk about sodium trioxocarbonate, we are typically referring to sodium carbonate, which has the chemical formula \( \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 \).
When these two compounds react, they can form sodium sulfate and carbon dioxide. The balanced chemical equation for the reaction between sodium carbonate and sulfuric acid (source of sulfate ions) is as follows:
\[ \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 + \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4 \rightarrow \text{Na}_2\text{SO}_4 + \text{CO}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O} \]
This demonstrates the reaction of sodium carbonate with sulfuric acid to produce sodium sulfate, carbon dioxide, and water.
1 answer