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What happenes when you add acid to chalk?

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Is gas produced when you add acid to chalk?

Yes. Chalk is calcium carbonate. When an acid is added, carbon dioxide gas is produced.


How can you tell if its an acid?

Add an alkali substance to it, such as chalk, if it is an acid it will "fizz" and release carbon dioxide. You could also test with Litmus Paper or Universal indicator.


Which acid or base is present in chalk powder?

Chalk is neutral.


What the chemical test that can carry out to show that the liquid is an acid solution?

Add chalk (Calcium carbonate) if it is an acid the chalk will 'fizz' as it reacts and it will give off carbon dioxide gas. Or just use a universal indicator solution or test with litmus paper.


Why bubbles come when you add vinegar and crushed chalk?

The reaction between Chalk and Vinegar creates carbon dioxide. Chalk is calcium carbonate and when vinegar is poured on it. It is prepared from water and acetic acid it should fizz up as the oxygen in the acetic acid combines with the calcium carbonate. The foams are carbon dioxide that is formed when the oxygen from the acetic acid links with the carbon from the calcium carbonate.


Is Chalk powder an acid or a base?

It is an acid acidic substance similair to that of citric acid found in lemons


Can chalk dissolve in Apple Juice?

Chalk is dissolved by an acid. Oranges and orange juice contain an acid. Therefore, chalk is dissolved by orange juice.


What happens when you add water to chalk?

Nothing will happen when you add water to chalk, because chalk does not dissolve in water. However, if you are drawing with chalk, as the water evaporates, it will allow the chalk to spread and create more fun.


Is chalk acid or alkali?

Alkali


Can acid rain dissolve chalk?

You bet -- hence the name ACID.


Does chalk fizz when acid is put on it?

yes it does.


Why does cola dissolve chalk?

Chalk is calcium carbonate. Cola is an acid. When these two compounds mixed, hydrogen carbonate is formed. This compound is water soluble, and thus chalk mixed with and acid like cola dissolves in water.