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The rock will react by opening up in the center. That is only if it works. Besides, a rock will most likely NOT react to the acid because it is too strong and solid.
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How can you tell if one of the minerals in a rock is calcite?
Hydrochloric Acid- Calcite will fizz.
How could you tell an older rock from a younger rock just by looking at their isochrons?
You could tell an older rock from a younger rock by looking at it because the older rock isochron would have a steeper slope.
What test could you perform to tell a quartzite rock from a marble rock?
One would be a scratch test. The quartzite is much harder than the marble. Another test would be the use of dilute hydrochloric acid, which will cause decomposition of the calcite minerals forming the marble.
How do you tell if your pet rock is dead?
a rock is never alive
How can you tell whether a rock cliff beside a highway is made of igneous rock or sedimentry rock?
sedimentary rock is a multiple of layers
Tell why vinegar reacts much more slower with zinc and marble chips than hydrochloric acid?
Because chalk has a higher pH scle with makes it more corrosive
What happens when magnesium reacts with nitric acid?
Nitric acid is a compound of nitrate and hydrogen (you can tell that the suffix is -ate by the suffix -ic. If it were nitrous acid, it would contain nitrite.) Its chemical formula is HN03
How can you tell if one of the minerals in a rock is calcite?
Hydrochloric Acid- Calcite will fizz.
How could you tell an older rock from a younger rock just by looking at their isochrons?
You could tell an older rock from a younger rock by looking at it because the older rock isochron would have a steeper slope.
What is a sentence for acid?
We could tell the solution was an acid by reading the pH scale.
How could you tell a rock is a living thing?
It is not so you cannot ever tell.
What is one way to tell weather rock is limestone?
Any acid (vinegar, lemon juice etc) will start to eat away the rock and it will fizz a little.
How could you tell water apart from acetic acid?
water doesn't burn
What test could you perform to tell a quartzite rock from a marble rock?
One would be a scratch test. The quartzite is much harder than the marble. Another test would be the use of dilute hydrochloric acid, which will cause decomposition of the calcite minerals forming the marble.
Does anhydrite react with HCL acid?
Nope, Limestone reacts on contact, dolomite if scratched to increase its surface area or heating the acid. Anhydrite does not under most circumstances. This fact is used to tell the difference on carbonate wells, among other things
Could you tell me in what genre Elton John's music is placed?
Mostly Pop or Rock
What is a sentence for geologist?
A geologist could tell you what kind of rock that is. I am studying to become a geologist.
