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Add an acid. The hydrogen ion will combine with carbonate to make H2CO3 which will decay into water and carbon dioxide causing rapid bubbling. Therefore, if you add an acid to a salt in solution and rapid bubbling occurs, then it is a carbonate salt.
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How do you prove that given salt is carbonate of a metal?
it can be tested in the following way- metal carbonate+acid=metal salt+carbon dioxide+water
What is the salt equivalent of sodium carbonate?
There is technically no salt equivalent of sodium carbonate. Sodium carbonate, or soda ash, is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. It is often extracted from plant ashes.
Is Na2CO3 a base acid or salt?
Sodium carbonate is a salt.
What are the common names for sodium chloride and sodium carbonate?
sodium chloride: table salt, or common salt sodium carbonate: washing soda
Gas given off when sodium hydrogen carbonate reacts with citric acid?
THe gas is carbon dioxide. Remember the general acid reaction equation. Acid + Carbonate = Salt + Water + Carbon Dioxide.
How do you prove that given salt is carbonate of a metal?
it can be tested in the following way- metal carbonate+acid=metal salt+carbon dioxide+water
How can you prove that potassium carbonate is a substance?
Potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ) is commonly known as potash. It is a white mineral salt used
What equipment would you need to prove that energy is given out when an acid reacts with a carbonate?
ignited matchstick
When an acid reacts with a carbonate what gas is given off?
its obvious..when an acid is reacting with a carbonate 3 things are made: Metal Salt Water Carbon Dioxide so the gas that would be given off is carbon dioxide
What is the salt equivalent of sodium carbonate?
There is technically no salt equivalent of sodium carbonate. Sodium carbonate, or soda ash, is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. It is often extracted from plant ashes.
What is the definition of zinc carbonate?
It is ZnCO3 and is the carbonate salt of Zinc.
From what family is potassium carbonate from?
Potassium carbonate is an inorganic salt.
Is limestone salt?
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is a salt.
What is the name of this ternary salt cu2co3?
copper(II) carbonate or cupric carbonate
What is the formula of the carbonate salt found in Bufferin?
calcium carbonate- CaCO3
What is the salt present in washing soda?
sodium carbonate
What is smelling salt?
Ammonium carbonate was known as a smelling salt.
