Generating an Exothermic Reaction with Vinegar and Bicarb

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Mixing vinegar and bicarbonate of soda produces an endothermic reaction that generates carbon dioxide, not heat. To create an exothermic reaction, one suggestion is to first mix the two to form a sodium acetate solution and then concentrate it by boiling off water. This creates a supersaturated sodium acetate solution, which can release heat upon crystallization. The process could potentially be executed using basic lab equipment. This method offers a practical approach to generating heat from the reaction.
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Ok so I have some vinegar and Bicarb and want to generate an exothermic reaction, but just mixing them produces CO2 in an endothermic reaction! How can I do this? Thank you.
 
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Carlo09 said:
Ok so I have some vinegar and Bicarb and want to generate an exothermic reaction, but just mixing them produces CO2 in an endothermic reaction! How can I do this? Thank you.

Ok I have an idea, Mixing bicarb and vinegar produces sodium acetate solution in water. Concentrating this by boiling off the water and then maybe making a handwarmer type solution ... supersaturated sodium acetate solution and then cause it to crystalise to heat the water? Could it work using basic lab equipment?
 
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