HOW DO YOU MAkE SODIUM ACETATE-DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS?
Sodium acetate is inexpensive, and is usually purchased from chemical suppliers, instead of being synthesized in the laboratory. It is sometimes produced in a laboratory experiment by the reaction of acetic acid with sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, or sodium hydroxide to name a few bases which contain sodium. CH3–COOH + Na+[HCO3]– → CH3–COO– Na+ + H2O + CO2 This is the well-known “fizzing” reaction between baking soda and vinegar. 84 grams of sodium bicarbonate react with 750 g of 8% vinegar to make 82 g sodium acetate in water. By subsequently boiling off most of the water, one can refine either a concentrated solution of sodium acetate or actual crystals.
