Is calcium carbonate soluble in vinegar?

Answer 1

Vinegar, which is a form of acetic acid (CH3COOH), eats away and dissolves the calcium in bones. By dissolve, I mean it ionizes the Calcium molecules so that they are free to break away. Note however that ingesting vinegar does not dissolve the bones, to do so, you would need to actually soak said bone in vinegar.

Answer 2

Yes, calcium carbonate is insoluble in vinegar. When calcium carbonate comes in contact with vinegar (which is an acid), it reacts to form carbon dioxide gas, water, and calcium acetate, but it does not dissolve in the vinegar.

Answer 3

Calcium is a metal element found in Group 2 of the Periodic Table.

It is found ionized in most aqueous solutions as a basic salt Calcium hydroxide (CaOH). Vinegar (CH3COOH) is an organic acid.

acids and bases usually react with each other to form a salt and water.

salts are made of charged ions (+ and -), which separate easily (ie. dissolve) from each other when put in water (each water molecule is charged positively and negatively on either end, so many water molecules help pull the differently charged ions away from each other). thus the salt seems to 'disappear' in water (action of dissolving).

so when calcium (the base) seems to 'dissolve', it is actually reacting with the vinegar is it mixed with.

equation: CaOH + CH3COOH --> CH3COO-Ca+ + H2O

notice the ions in the salt formed: CH3COO- and Ca+

Answer 4

It isn't so much soluble in vinegar as much as it reacts with the acetic acid.

Vinegar is a mixture of 5% acetic acid in water.

The calcium carbonate, which is insoluble in water, reacts with the acetic acid to produce water, carbon dioxide, and calcium acetate.

The calcium acetate is water soluble.

Answer 5

Vinegar is not an living organism and therefore cannot eat anything.

But if you meant absorb or breakdown consider the following formula;

CaCO3 + 2(CH3COOH) --> Ca(CH3COO)2 + H20 + CO2

Both Calcium Carbonate and Vinegar (ethanoic acid) are formed form ions (one positive and one negative) and when these two react the Calcium joins with the CH3COO, leaving Hydrogen, Oxygen and Carbon which form waste products.

In this reaction Calcium acetate, water and carbon dioxide are produced.

Answer 6

Yes Vinegar disolves calcium. I did a science fair project on it and the bone go relexable because of the vinegar.

Answer 7

Yes, calcium will be dissolved by vinegar.

Answer 8

because it take out the cacium of the bone

Answer 9

it reacts to produce hydrogen and bicarbonate, which break further down to carbon dioxide and water.

Answer 10

No. Calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid, forming calcium chloride, carbon dioxide, and water.