The water sample contains organics and sodium carbonate. Sodium carbonate reacts with sulfuric acid (in the COD tube) in the following reaction:

H2SO4(aq) + Na2CO3(s) = Na2SO4(aq) + H2O + CO2(g)

Does one of these molecules pose a problem in order to perform a reliable COD measurement?

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