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Does limestone contain calcium carbonate

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How many atoms does limestone contain?

The molecule of limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) contain 5 atoms.


What chemical limestone form?

Calcium carbonate or calcium magnesium carbonate.


Does limestone and water made calcium carbonate?

No. Limestone is Calcium Carbonate. Limestone plus water makes wet calcium carbonate. With a very slight amount of calcium carbonate dissolving.


What is limestone calcium carbonate or calcium sulfate?

Calcium carbonate.


How do you remove calcium carbonate from limestone floors?

Limestone is calcium carbonate. If you have a spill of calcium carbonate on the surface try brushing or polishing the floor.


What do rocks like limestone contain?

Lime stone is nothing but purely calcium carbonate.


Why is Calcium Carbonate in limestone important?

It is the primary chemical constituent of limestone. CaCO3, Calcium Carbonate, Calcite, Aragonite. These comprise limestone.


Why is it a problem that marble chalk and limestone all contain calcium carbonate?

It is not a problem to most people.


What minerals are in a limestone?

Limestone commonly predominantly contains Calcite and Aragonite which are the two crystal forms of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3). It commonly also contains detrital clasts (broken pieces of other material) such as flint or chert which are silica. Some limestones also contain the mineral dolomite which is Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (CaMg(CO3))2.


What do carbon minerals contain?

Most carbonate minerals are either calcium carbonate (limestone) or a mixture of calcium carbonate with magnesium carbonate (dolomite). However other metals can also combine with carbonate to produce much rarer carbonate minerals.


How does chemical limestone for?

Limestone is calcium carbonate - CaCO3.


How does calcium carbonate become limestone?

Calcium carbonate does not become limestone.Calcium carbonate is lime stone.