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Question
CBSEENSC10010966

What happens when:
(i) Ammonium bicarbonate is heated?
(ii) Sodium bicarbonate is heated?

Solution
(i) When ammonium bicarbonate is heated, a mixture of ammonia and carbon dioxide is evolved.


NH4HCO3(s)       heat    NH3(g) + CO2(g) + H2O(l) Ammonium bicarbonate

(ii) When sodium bicarbonate is heated, carbon dioxide gas is evolved and sodium carbonate is formed.

2NaHCO3(s) + heat → Na2CO3(s) +CO2(l) +H2O