Vinegar (C₂H₄O₂) and baking soda (NaHCO₃) are combined together and the resulting mixture bubbles, releasing a gas. This gas is a(n) A) ionic compound because ionic compounds can be gases at room temperature. B) ionic compound because baking soda contains sodium. C) covalent compound because covalent compounds can be gases at room temperature. D) covalent compound because baking soda contains sodium. E) It is neither a molecule nor an ionic compound.

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The gas released when vinegar and baking soda are combined is carbon dioxide, which is a covalent compound that exists as a gas at room temperature. The presence of sodium in baking soda does not change the nature of the gas that is released.

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