Why was the tert. Butyl chloride washed with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate? What

Question

gas was evolved during the washing? Write a balance equation

Answer 1

You didn't give much of a hint as to the experiment you ran; however, I am assuming the NaHCO3 was to neutralize the acid used in the preparation of the t-butyl chloride. Then you washed that with water to get rid of the small amounts of NaHCO3 left from that washing.