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What are the products formed when an acid reacts with a metal carbonate?

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Answer:

  • Carbon dioxide gas
  • Metal salt
  • Water

Step-by-step explanation:


{ \rm{MCO_(3(s)) + HX _((aq)) \: \rightarrow \: MX_((s)) + CO _(2(g)) + H _(2)O _((l)) }}

- MCO_3; Can be any metal carbonate such as Magnesium carbonate, Aluminum carbonate.....

- HX; can be any acid such as sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid.....

- MX; is a metal acidic salt such as magnesium sulphate from magnesium carbonate and sulphuric acid, Aluminum chloride from Aluminum carbonate and hydrochloric acid.

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