Example of a Gas Producing Reaction

[dg_5021]

Does anyone know an example of a reaction which produces gas?

 

[chem_tr]

Hello, all metals with oxidation potential higher than that of hydrogen produces gas when treated with an acid. For example, zinc is a good metal to produce hydrogen gas:

$$Zn+H^{+}\rightarrow Zn^{2+}+H_2$$

If you need nitrogen gas, then try this:

$$(NH_4)_2Cr_2O_7 + heat\rightarrow N_2+Cr_2O_3+~H_2O$$

For oxygen, you'll use hydrogen peroxide with acids on metal ions or any reducible substance:

$$(NH_4)_2Cr_2O_7~+~H_2O_2~+~HCl \rightarrow CrCl_3~+~O_2~+~NH_4Cl~+~H_2O$$

Also, ammonium salts give ammonia with heating with an alkali:

$$NH_4Cl~+~NaOH \rightarrow NH_3$$

As a last example, carbon dioxide can be produced from carbonates:

$$Na_2CO_3~+~HCl \rightarrow CO_2$$

I hope these are helpful. There are plenty more examples, but these were what I remembered quickly and wrote. You'll have to balance (and write the other unimportant products) for some reactions.

 

[ravenprp]

One example of a gas producing reaction is the reaction between baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and vinegar (acetic acid). When these two substances are mixed together, a chemical reaction occurs which produces carbon dioxide gas. This is why you may see bubbles forming when you mix baking soda and vinegar in a science experiment or when making homemade volcanoes. The chemical equation for this reaction is:

NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate) + CH3COOH (acetic acid) → NaCH3COO (sodium acetate) + H2O (water) + CO2 (carbon dioxide gas)