Question

How do you write the chemical equation for the reaction of `NaHCO_3` with `HCl`?

Answer 1

`"Sodium bicarbonate + hydrochloric acid"`
`"rarr sodium chloride + carbon dioxide + water"`

Explanation:

`NaHCO_3(aq) + HCl(aq) rarr NaCl(aq) + H_2O(l) + CO_2(g)uarr`

How do you know that this is balanced?