In most cases both the limestone AND the fossil will be dissolved by the vinegar (eg a crinoid in Carboniferous limestone), so no. However, some fossils (eg echinoderms in the Chalk) are silicified and in these cases dissolving the limestone in vinegar will expose the fossil in spectacular detail and in other cases the fossil will dissolve more slowly than the matrix, so yes. .
In other words there is NO true or false answer, fossil preparation and conservation is a discipline in itself.
Yes, when vinegar comes in contact with limestone, a chemical reaction occurs that releases carbon dioxide gas, resulting in sizzling or fizzing. This reaction is due to the acidic nature of vinegar (acetic acid) reacting with the calcium carbonate in limestone.
The rock that fizzes when applied to vinegar is MARBLE, you will have to grind it up into powder first though. Edited by Sjheerts: actually no it is not marble. it is something inside the marble. it is called calcite
1. Vinegar, the sugar dissolved in vinegar, herbs are separated by decantation from oil. 2. Herbs are separated from the mixture by filtering. 3. After the evaporation of the vinegar solution sugar remain as a solid residue.
When limestone, which is composed of calcium carbonate, reacts with vinegar (which contains acetic acid), a chemical reaction occurs that produces carbon dioxide gas. This gas bubbles through the solution and breaks the limestone down into calcium acetate, water, and carbon dioxide. The physical appearance of the limestone changes to a powdery form due to the breakdown of the solid structure as it dissolves.
The limestone containing a fossil would be heaated to a sufficiently high temperature (about 1,800 centigrade).then the limestone would become powder and the fossil which is not as sensitive to heat as limestone would remain un damaged
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True. Vinegar contains acetic acid which can dissolve the calcium carbonate in limestone, making it possible to separate the fossils from the limestone.
When you put limestone into vinegar, it will shift around and sometimes create bubbles.
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Substances in some mixtures can be separated by physical means. As you read in Chapter 11, you can separate salt and pepper because they have different physical properties. Substances may also have different chemical properties that can be used to separate them from one another.Scientists who study dinosaur fossils and other fossils use chemical properties to separate mixtures. Fossils are often scattered throughout limestone. It can be difficult to chip limestone off a fossil without damaging the fossil. However, limestone can be dissolved by vinegar. A bubbling reaction occurs. Fossils, which are made of a different kind of rock, do not react with vinegar as quickly. So scientists sometimes use vinegar or similar chemicals to separate fossils from rock.Separating Metals from OresOres are rocks that include metals combined with other substances. People rely on chemistry to release metals from their ores. For example, iron ore contains iron oxide. Heating iron ore in a hot furnace with solid carbon allows the iron to separate from the oxygen in the ore. The resultThe fossil does not react quickly with vinegar, but the limestone around the fossil does. What evidence of this reaction can you detect?is pure iron and carbon dioxide. This process works because iron has the chemical property of bonding to oxygen less strongly than to carbon.In this blast furnace, iron is separated from iron ore. The process relies on the different chemical properties of the substances heated here
Substances in some mixtures can be separated by physical means. As you read in Chapter 11, you can separate salt and pepper because they have different physical properties. Substances may also have different chemical properties that can be used to separate them from one another.Scientists who study dinosaur fossils and other fossils use chemical properties to separate mixtures. Fossils are often scattered throughout limestone. It can be difficult to chip limestone off a fossil without damaging the fossil. However, limestone can be dissolved by vinegar. A bubbling reaction occurs. Fossils, which are made of a different kind of rock, do not react with vinegar as quickly. So scientists sometimes use vinegar or similar chemicals to separate fossils from rock.Separating Metals from OresOres are rocks that include metals combined with other substances. People rely on chemistry to release metals from their ores. For example, iron ore contains iron oxide. Heating iron ore in a hot furnace with solid carbon allows the iron to separate from the oxygen in the ore. The resultThe fossil does not react quickly with vinegar, but the limestone around the fossil does. What evidence of this reaction can you detect?is pure iron and carbon dioxide. This process works because iron has the chemical property of bonding to oxygen less strongly than to carbon.In this blast furnace, iron is separated from iron ore. The process relies on the different chemical properties of the substances heated here
Yes, when vinegar comes in contact with limestone, a chemical reaction occurs that releases carbon dioxide gas, resulting in sizzling or fizzing. This reaction is due to the acidic nature of vinegar (acetic acid) reacting with the calcium carbonate in limestone.
Yes, because limestone neutralize acetic acid.
The rock that fizzes when applied to vinegar is MARBLE, you will have to grind it up into powder first though. Edited by Sjheerts: actually no it is not marble. it is something inside the marble. it is called calcite
limestone
Calcium acetate is reasonably soluble in water, so vinegar will dissolve limestone (calcium carbonate).
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