emkalon - 25-3-2005 at 17:17
is CH3CO2H+NaOH->NaCH3CO2+H2O a reversible reaction, or is it just one way.
do you know if these react?
NaCH3CO2(s)+H2O(l)
if so, what are the products?
[Edited on 26-3-2005 by emkalon]
[Edited on 27-3-2005 by emkalon]
cyclonite4 - 25-3-2005 at 17:27
1) Should dissolve (doubt its a reaction). The crystals are just undissolved Sodium Acetate.
2) Lead Iodide precipitates, for it is insoluble in water. Lead Iodide is yellow, thus explaining your colour.
Get a anion/cation solubility data sheet, and study it. Saves you lots of time, especially in tests/exams. 
BromicAcid - 25-3-2005 at 18:55
Emkalon, did you edit and change your whole post because cyclonite4's reply doesn't make any sense (about the lead iodide). As for your
answer, the reaction of sodium hydroxide with acetic acid as any reaction of a strong base reacting with (in this case) a noticeable acid goes to
completion, so technically it should all be products. But there is some acetic acid in solution, less and less with rising pH though. Really though
dissolving sodium acetate in water will lead to a solution of sodium acetate which will be slightly basic due to:
CH3COO- + H2O ---> CH3COOH + OH-
cyclonite4 - 25-3-2005 at 20:26
He must have changed his post.
Makes me look like a mild TGC 
He had 2 rxns:
1) NaCH3COO + H2O.
2) KI + PbCH3COO.
[Edited on 26-3-2005 by cyclonite4]
mick - 26-3-2005 at 13:59
TCG ?
Thymine, cytosine and guanine. Hope the adenine is OK.
mick
meant TGC
[Edited on 26-3-2005 by mick]
cyclonite4 - 27-3-2005 at 04:51
TGC is an acronym for a defective gene, known as 'The_Gender_Changer'. 
Surely you know of him?
i edited the post
emkalon - 27-3-2005 at 10:22
it's the first time that i posted, so i don't know how this works, cyclonite4 answered my initial question, but i still had something
missing so i changed everything completely. sorry for the confussion, thanx for helping out.
the reaction is
NaCH3CO2+H2O->CH3CO2- + NA+ + H2O