Does the volume decrease when you mix baking soda and vinegar together?

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Chemistry

Willie Sandoval

2 February, 05:24

Does the volume decrease when you mix baking soda and vinegar together?

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Quinton Odonnell · Answer 1

Due to law of conservation of mass, the mass will not change.

in an open container the weight will change as when the chemical reaction goes, carbonic acid, H2CO3 forms which decomposes into CO2 and H2O, and the CO2 will release, decreasing the weight.