Identify the products formed in this Brønsted-Lowry reaction. HCO−3+HNO2↽−−⇀acid+base

Question

I believe that HNO2 is an acid and HCO−3 is a base, but then I do not know how to move on. I would really appreciate some help. Thank you.

Answer 1

Actually, HCO-3 doesn't seem correct to me, unless you mean it to be HCO₃^-, which is bicarbonate. Assuming that to be the case, then we have...

HCO₃^- + HNO₂ ==> H₂CO₃ + NO₂^- ==> H₂O + CO₂ + NO₂^-