I would like to know how do I begin to solve a problem like this?
That is finding the formula equation?
I would assume that it would be $$ \ce{NH3 + CH3CH2COOH -> NH3 + CH3CH2COOH + H2O} $$
I am really confused as to how I can balance this equation. Do I give the ammonia a hydrogen? Do I break up the acid into smaller units?
From there I would like to know the best way for me to switch the equation into an ionic equation and then finally a net ionic equation.
By the way the net ionic equation is $$ \ce{CaCO3 (s) + 2HC2H3O2+ (aq) -> CO2 (g) + H2O (l) + Ca^2+ (aq) + 2C2H3O2^- (aq) } $$
I am just clueless as to how they got there.
everyday-chemistry
is more for questions that are things that one might run into outside of a classroom setting, like (for lack of a handy example) "why does my toothpaste have tin fluoride in it?" I think this is more of an acid-base question, so I will retag it as such. $\endgroup$