Answer
Notice only acetic acid will react with the sodium salt of H2CO3.
Work Step by Step
This is because acetic acid has a Pka value of 4.76.
Organic Chemistry 9th Edition
by McMurry, John E.
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305080483
ISBN 13:
978-1-30508-048-5
Chapter 2 - Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases - Exercises - Page 59f: 52
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