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in the chemical equation HCI+CaCO3 which element cannot be apart of the products a carbon b chlorine c nitrogen d oxygen​

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Answer:

Nitrogen

Step-by-step explanation:

The element nitrogen cannot be a product in the given reaction.

The reaction is;

HCl + CaCO₃

According to the law of conservation of matter, "matter is neither created nor destroyed in the cause of a chemical reaction".

The law suggests that, in a chemical reaction, we end up with the same species we started with. Although due to rearrangement of bonds, new compounds can form;

Starting atoms

H

Cl

Ca

O

These species will also be found in the product.

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