What is $"sodium acetate"$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-15T18:22:02

Well, certainly there is a sodium acetate, that has the formula $H_3C-C(=O)O^(-)Na^+$

Acetic acid, $H_3C-C(=O)OH$ , reacts with sodium hydroxide to give sodium acetate:

$H_3C-C(=O)OH + NaOH rarr H_3C-C(=O)O^(-)Na^(+) + H_2O$

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