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How do carbonates neutralise acids?

Updated: 9/18/2023
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Acarbonate reacts with an acid in the following general manner:

CO32- + 2H+ = CO2 + H2O So the carbonate consumes the acid forming a metal salt which depends on the starting carbonate, carbon dioxide gas and water.

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