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Limestone is an impure form of calcium carbonate.
Calcium carbonate will react with acids to form the corresponding salt, water and carbon dioxide.
e.g.
CaCO3(s) + 2HCl(aq) = CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
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What is chemical weathering when limestone rock is dissolved by natural acids like carbonic acid?
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How Does Acid Rain Wear Away Limestone?
Acid rain is probably sulphurous acid (H2SO3) Limestone is calcium carbonate. (CaCO3) Remember the general reaction equ'n Acid + Carbonate = salt + water +Carbonate dioxide. Hence H2SO3 + CaCO3 = CaSO3 + H2O + CO2 So the limestone has dissolved in to ,at best, calcium sulphite.
What does acid do to limestone?
The acid well eat at the limestone, Making it look old and decompsed
When limestone fizzes when acid is added is physical or chemical change?
chemical change
What does sulfuric acid do to limestone?
Sulfuric acid degrades
Which rocks can be dissolved with weak acid?
Limestone
One rock that is dissolved by acid?
limestone
Why is limestone a bad material to use with acid rain?
the limestone is very soft and will be dissolved in the acid rain
Is limestone dissolved by carbonic acid chemical or mechanical?
The dissolution of limestone by rainwater containing carbonic acid is the perfect example of chemical weathering.
What dissolved the limestone to form the caves?
The forests that grows over the limestone forms mulch that produces the acid required. That's true but the prime solvent is Carbonic Acid: atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolved into rain-water.
Why arnt limestone lakes affected by acid rain?
The 'acid' (sulphur dioxide or nitrogen oxides) dissolved in the rain water are acidic. Limestone is alkali. Therefore, the acid in the rain is neutralised by the limstone.
Is limestone a base?
Yes, limestone or calcium carbonate is a base when it is dissolved in water. Water itself can act as either an acid or a base.
What does the formation of Karst topography require carbonic acid to react with?
Karst topography is usually created by dissolved limestone. Therefore, limestone makes up Karst topography.
Is limestone dissolved by carbonic acid a chemical weathering or a mechanical weathering?
This is chemical weathering. Carbonic acid (and often sulphuric acid from SO2) destroy CaCO3 (limestone) through chemical attack.Carbonic acid is formed by reaction of H2O and CO2 to create H2CO3.
What is chemical weathering when limestone rock is dissolved by natural acids like carbonic acid?
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How can acid rain dissolve a limestone mountain?
Limestone, or calcium carbonate, is insoluble in pure water. However, in an acidic aqueous solution (such as acid rain), calcium carbonate is appreciably more soluble. Therefore, a small amount of the material will be dissolved as it is washed by acid rain. Gradually, this can wear down things made of limestone, such as monuments or mountains.
Where would you find stalagmites stalagmites?
In caves formed in limestone - as are most of the world's caves although not all such caves contain stalagmites and stalactites. They are precipitations of calcite dissolved from the host limestone by carbonic acid - rain water acidified by atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolved in it.
