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Limestone is calcium carbonate and is basic in nature. When added to dilute acid, limestone will dissolve, forming the corresponding calcium salt, water and carbon dioxide.

Eg.

2HCl + CaCO3 ---> CaCl2 + H2O + CO2

or

H2SO4 + CaCO3 ---> CaSO4 + H2O + CO2

Note:

this is infact one of the major problems of acid rains. When acid rain falls on monuments made up of marbles (which is also another form of calcium carbonate), these monuments fade away as the monuments dissolve slowly.

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