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What happens when egg shells are placed in dilute hydrochloric acid?
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∙ 11y ago
Egg shells are made of calcium carbonate. When nitric acid is added, calcium carbonate reacts with nitric acid to form calcium nitrate, carbondioxide and water.
CaCO3 (s) + 2HNO3 (aq) -----> Ca(NO3)2 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)
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∙ 11y agoWhen you soak a raw egg into vinegar over two days, the vinegar will dissolve the eggshell. Eggshell is mostly made up of Calcium carbonate and that is the reason it is hard and vinegar contains acetic acid. So when vinegar gets mixed with the egg, the acetic acid which is present in the vinegar dissolves the shell of the egg and the egg becomes elastic. The egg turns out to be a funny one which looks like a Jelly. And if you do this same experiment with a boiled egg, the shell gets dissolved and the egg becomes elastic like a rubber ball. Pour 9 % of vinegar into a transparent glass and place the egg inside the glass. You will find that there is carbon dioxide formed immediately on the surface of the egg. 90 % of the shell of a bird's egg is of Calcium Carbonate and when the interaction takes place with the acid, the shell begins to disintegrate releasing CO2. After 12 to 15 hours you can see that the calcium carbonate from the surface of the egg gets disappeared and only a film between the surface and the egg remains intact. Then Remove the egg from the glass of vinegar and rinse the egg under the running water. When you compare both the eggs, the egg which was kept in vinegar gets slightly increased in its size. There are no shells on this egg and you can play with this egg. The film is very thin and it can get torn if it is not handled properly. Be careful with handling the rubber egg. It will burst.
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∙ 11y agoAs the acid dissolves the egg, carbon dioxide gas is produced and a white foam of calcium chloride slowly rises in the cylinder. When the reaction is complete (you'll see the naked egg), rinse the egg and… Voila… you got a naked egg!
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∙ 11y agoegg shell is mainl composed of calcium carbonate. When dilute hydrochloric acid is added to it , it reacts to form salt + H2o + CO2
CaCO3 + 2Hcl--------> CaCl2 + H2o+ CO2
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Yes, hydrochloric acid is clear and transparent, it looks much like water, but much more acidic. Hydrochloric acid has the ability to dissolve calcium carbonate (the material shells are made of).
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