GCSE Chemistry 2020-2022 OCR Gateway: What happens when a Metal Carbonate reacts with an Acid?
-Example with Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Carbonate
-Example with Sulfuric Acid and Potassium Carbonate
-Example with Nitric Acid and Zinc Carbonate

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What happens when a Metal Carbonate reacts with an Acid?
-Example with Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Carbonate
-Example with Sulfuric Acid and Potassium Carbonate
-Example with Nitric Acid and Zinc Carbonate

eric_galvao · Accepted Answer

-A Salt, Water and Carbon Dioxide is made
2HCl + Na²CO³ ---> 2NaCl + H²O + CO² [Sodium Chloride Made]
H²SO⁴ + K²CO³ ---> K²SO⁴ + H²O + CO² [Potassium Sulphate] 
2HNO³ + ZnCO³ ---> Zn(NO³)² + H²O + CO² [Zinc Nitrate Made]

GCSE Chemistry 2020-2022 OCR Gateway

What happens when a Metal Carbonate reacts with an Acid? -Example with Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Carbonate -Example with Sulfuric Acid and Potassium Carbonate -Example with Nitric Acid and Zinc Carbonate

-A Salt, Water and Carbon Dioxide is made 2HCl + Na²CO³ ---> 2NaCl + H²O + CO² [Sodium Chloride Made] H²SO⁴ + K²CO³ ---> K²SO⁴ + H²O + CO² [Potassium Sulphate] 2HNO³ + ZnCO³ ---> Zn(NO³)² + H²O + CO² [Zinc Nitrate Made]

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