Question

What products are obtained when potassium carbonate is treated with nitric acid?

Answer 1

Aqueous potassium nitrate and gaseous carbon dioxide and water.

Explanation:

We can represent the reaction by an equation:

`K_2CO_3(aq) + 2HNO_3(aq) rarr 2KNO_3(aq) + CO_2(g)uarr + H_2O(l)`

Because the potassium and nitrate salts remain in solution and are along for the ride, we can write the net ionic equation;

`CO_3^(2-) + 2H^(+) rarr CO_2(g)uarr + H_2O(l)`