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Do bases react with Limestone?
No, acids do.
What are everyday uses for mineral acids?
for cutting limestone
What is a substance that will eat away any material?
Some acids will erode almost anything.
Rocks that react with hydocloric acid?
Limestone reacts violently with acids.
State two uses of mineral acids in industry?
use a diamond for cutting limestone
Lichens and mosses erode rocks by producing?
Lichens and mosses erode rocks by producing acids. These acids lead to the deterioration of rocks, such as limestone and marble.
How does limestone erode?
Limestone erodes with water. Limestone can also erode through water getting in to the cracks and then freezing. This causes the crack to expand and will begin to erode the limestone.
How does acid cause your teeth to rot?
Teeth are mostly modified limestone (calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, calcium fluoride, etc.) reinforced with various proteins. Just like acids erode ordinary limestone (calcium carbonate) they erode teeth, bacteria then can make the exposed proteins rot (producing even more acid).
What word beginning with e has anything to do with limestone?
erode?
How do cracks get wider in limestone?
The trace chemicals in rainwater erode the limestone - thus the cracks get wider.
What is a substance in the air which made limestone change?
Limestone is basically calcium carbonate. *All* acids will slowly cause the surface of limestone to dissolve thus eroding the surface. The stronger the acid, the quicker the dissolution. Acids based on sulfur, such as sulfurous or sulfuric acids are very harmful to limestone.
Lichens erode rocks by producing what?
Organic acids
Do bases react with Limestone?
No, acids do.
Can energy drinks erode your teeth?
Certain energy drinks can erode teeth. This is because of acids and sugar in the drink.
Why do you find shells sticking out of the stone in buildings?
Because the building is made of limestone, and the shells became integral to the limestone as it was being formed, but they don't erode as quickly as the limestone in the rain.
Can tourists damage limestone?
yes, tourists will walk on limestone all year round, for example: if it's wet tourists will erode the rock as limestone is porous so it will crumble easily.
Is limestone suitable for outdoor paving?
Limestone looks beautiful, but you also have to remember that limestone erodes quickly. Limestone contains minerals such as calcite and dolomite, these minerals react to many acids e.g hydrochloric acid, acids found in juice.
