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What is sodium bicarbonate an example of? a buffer an acid a liquid a base

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Answer:

base

Step-by-step explanation:

carbonic acid - H2CO3 - is a weak acid. Therefore, HCO3 itself is its conjugate base. The Na(sodium) ion is neutral.

This means that NaHCO3 is a base. (a weak one)

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