Write and balance this equation by entering the formula of each compound in the larger blanks and typing the correct coefficients in the smaller blanks. Please enter a 1 instead of leaving any empty blanks.

Calcium acetate reacts with sodium carbonate to produce calcium carbonate and sodium acetate.

To balance the chemical equation for the reaction between calcium acetate and sodium carbonate, follow these steps:

1. Write the unbalanced equation:
[tex]\[ \text{Ca(C}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2)_2 + \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 \rightarrow \text{CaCO}_3 + \text{NaC}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2 \][/tex]

2. List the atoms for each element in the reactants and products:
- Calcium (Ca): 1 on the reactant side, 1 on the product side
- Carbon (C): 3 on the reactant side (2 from acetate, 1 from carbonate), 3 on the product side (1 from carbonate, 2 from acetate)
- Oxygen (O): 6 on the reactant side, 6 on the product side
- Hydrogen (H): 6 on the reactant side, 6 on the product side
- Sodium (Na): 2 on the reactant side, 1 on the product side

3. Adjust coefficients to balance the number of atoms for each element:

Start with the solid calcium carbonate, CaCO3, and multiply sodium acetate by 2 to balance sodium atoms.

[tex]\[ \text{Ca(C}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2)_2 + \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 \rightarrow \text{CaCO}_3 + 2\text{NaC}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2 \][/tex]

4. Verify the atom balance:
- Calcium (Ca): 1 on both sides
- Carbon (C): 4 on both sides (2 from acetate, 1 from carbonate on the reactant side; 1 from carbonate, 3 from acetate on the product side)
- Oxygen (O): 7 on both sides (4 from acetate, 3 from carbonate)
- Hydrogen (H): 6 on both sides (6 from acetate both reactant and product sides)
- Sodium (Na): 2 on both sides

Thus, the balanced equation is:

[tex]\[ 1 \text{ Ca(C}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2)_2 + 1 \text{ Na}_2\text{CO}_3 \rightarrow 1 \text{ CaCO}_3 + 2 \text{ NaC}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2 \][/tex]

When expressed with the coefficients in the respective blanks:

- Coefficient for [tex]\(\text{Ca(C}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2)_2\)[/tex] = 1
- Coefficient for [tex]\(\text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3\)[/tex] = 1
- Coefficient for [tex]\(\text{CaCO}_3\)[/tex] = 1
- Coefficient for [tex]\(\text{NaC}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2\)[/tex] = 2

So, the balanced equation can be written as:

[tex]\[ \boxed{1} \, \text{Ca(C}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2)_2 + \boxed{1} \, \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 \rightarrow \boxed{1} \, \text{CaCO}_3 + \boxed{2} \, \text{NaC}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2 \][/tex]

Write and balance this equation by entering the formula of each compound in the larger blanks and typing the correct coefficients in the smaller blanks. Please enter a 1 instead of leaving any empty blanks.Calcium acetate reacts with sodium carbonate to produce calcium carbonate and sodium acetate.

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