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Can chalk dissolve in HCl and why?

Updated: 9/17/2023
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Iheartmusic

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Chalk is primarily calcium carbonate, CaCO3. When it meets an acid, this reaction will occur:

2H+ + CO3- => CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

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