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No, it sinks.
That is an absolute answer for an ideal piece of Limestone and pure water. However in day to day life we we can observe limestone floating on warter if
a) limestone is porous with air trapped in it , and/or
b) water is not pure containing heavier substances dissolved in it like salts etc.
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Limestone is not that porous! In fact most limestone is barely porous at all.
It is correct that solid objects are more buoyant in brine or similar aqueous solutions more dense than pure water, but the difference is by no means enough to make a piece of rock float.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo. In order for water to melt, it must be in a solid state. Ice is the solid state of water, but we do not say that water melts, the ice melts. Rapid heating of water will produce steam, but the water still does not melt..it evaporates.
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∙ 12y agoLimestone is only sparingly soluble in pure water. It's considerably more soluble in water which is slightly acidic.
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∙ 14y agoLime stone is CaCO3 it does not melt but decomposes into CaO and CO2 at about 900 Celsius.
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∙ 13y ago825 °C (aragonite)
1339 °C (calcite)
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∙ 9y agoLimestone slowly dissolves in water over time. It is capable of carving large holes in it and eventually dissolving it completely.
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∙ 13y agoNo because it is more dense than water...
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∙ 10y agoNo, but it will burn.
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You need to specify the quantities of both the limestone and the water.
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