Mixing sodium bicarbonate and citric acid in a solution produce carbon dioxide that shows as fizz. Given the balanced reaction below, what is the amount in grams of citric acid should be added to 0.5 g sodium bicarbonate to have a complete reaction?
3 NaHCO3 (aq) + C6H8O7 (aq) ---> 3CO2 (g) + 3H2O (l) + Na3C6H5O7 (aq)
G: 0.5 g NaHCO3
F: g of C6H8O7
MM: 1 mol NaHCO3 = 84.01 g NaHCO3
1 mol C6H8O7 = 192.12 g C6H8O7
MR: 1 mol C6H8O7 = 3 mol NaHCO3
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