Question

Aqueous carbonic acid (H2CO3) decomposes into a carbon dioxide gas and liquid water. Write a balanced equation with physical state symbols?

Answer 1

`H_2CO_3(aq) + Delta rarr H_2O(l) + CO_2(g)`

Explanation:

Is this balanced...?

Most of the time, when we write `H_2CO_3`, we mean the water solvate of carbon dioxide, i.e. `H_2O*CO_2-=H_2CO_3`...