Propanoic Acid Gas
1. The problem asks for the gas produced when propanoic acid reacts with calcium trioxocarbonate(IV).
2. Calcium trioxocarbonate(IV) is another name for calcium carbonate, CaCO3.
3. The reaction between a carboxylic acid (like propanoic acid, C2H5COOH) and calcium carbonate produces a salt, water, and carbon dioxide gas.
4. The general reaction is:
$$\text{2 RCOOH} + \text{CaCO}_3 \rightarrow \text{(RCOO)}_2\text{Ca} + \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2$$
where RCOOH is the carboxylic acid.
5. For propanoic acid, R = C2H5, so the reaction is:
$$\text{2 C}_2\text{H}_5\text{COOH} + \text{CaCO}_3 \rightarrow \text{(C}_2\text{H}_5\text{COO)}_2\text{Ca} + \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2$$
6. The gas given off is carbon dioxide, $$\text{CO}_2$$.
Final answer: The gas produced is carbon dioxide ($$\text{CO}_2$$).