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CHEM123-002-201840 ClidUniversity of Louisiana X+ arning.com/ibiscms/mod/ibis/view.php?id 4703419 ouisiana at Lafayette- CHEM 123-Spring18-LEONARD Activities and Due Dates Quiz 6 Gradebool 0 2/26/2018 1159 PM 724/100 2/20/2018 08:41 PM Print Calalakr Periodic Table Question 8 of 14 Mapdes sa Sapling Learning Andea Leonard at Univiersit of Lourniana at Lalayet Write the chemical equation for the reaction of carbonic acd (+-CO) with HO. Treat HCO, like a weak acid which will only donate 1 H ion. The reaction arrow will be reversible (two ways).

Solution

Here carbonic acid donates H⁺ ion as it is a weak base

H₂CO₃+H₂O <--------------------> H₃O⁺+HCO₃^-

Here H₂CO₃ donates proton

H₂O accepts proton