Calcite

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Science

 

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Christopher S

 

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August 19, 2013

 

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University

 

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Carbonates consist mainly of carbon as the name would imply and oxygen. Calcite or calcium carbonate, is made up of calcium, carbon and oxygen. The chemical formula of calcite is Ca(CO3) meaning that the molecule of calcite consists of one atom each of calcium and carbon and three atoms of oxygen. This compound makes it easy for it to be broken down or dissolved by even weak acids...
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This compound makes it easy for it to be broken down or dissolved by even weak acids. The hydrogen in the acid bonds with oxygen in the calcite to make water and the remaining carbon and oxygen combine to make carbon dioxide while the calcium dissolves in the water and is washed away. This chemical reaction makes calcite very easy to distinguish because by simply pouring household vinegar on it will make it fizz and bubble...
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