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rahul1717
Jan 16, 2010, 11:52 PM
What is the product when naoh reacts with co2

Unknown008
Jan 17, 2010, 08:02 AM
Hmm, well, sodium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to give sodium hydrogen carbonate and ultimately sodium carbonate.

But since you didn't know the reactants, the only things you need to know is that they form sodium carbonate:

2NaOH + CO_2 \rightarrow Na_2CO_3 + H_2O