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by .Envy. on November 13th, 2006

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Why does the chemical composition of vinegar dissolve calcuim carbonate?

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  • by tootsiegirl2 on November 13th, 2006

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    CaCO3(calcium carbonate) dissolves in vinegar as c2h4o2(acetic acid)vinegar as a chemical change occur which turn the calcium carbonate to calcium acetate

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  • by jameel860 on November 1st, 2009

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    calcium carbonate compound is insoluble in water but it dissolve in any acidic media , which pH factor indicate its less than 7 , when its above 7 its alkali media which calcium carbonate will not dissolve in

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  • by emjhaye on August 1st, 2007

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    CaCO3 + 2 CH3COOH----- Ca(CH3COO)2 + H2O + CO2
    Reaction betweenchalk (calcium carbonate) and vinegar (acetic acid, dilute) to produce carbondioxide, water and calcium acetate

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  • by emjhaye on August 1st, 2007

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    CALCIUM CARBONATE IS ANT-ACID IF SUBMERGE TO ANY ACID IT WILL DISSOLVE TO CO2 AND H2O

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  • by Roger Kovaciny on November 14th, 2006

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    Calcium carbonate is rock. Rock doesn't dissolve in water--and a good thing, too! However, it does dissolve in acid, which is not always the same as saying it reacts chemically with acid, because as far as I know after the acid is neutralized or removed, calcium carbonate precipitates back out as rock.

    You can see this especially in your teapot, if you boil hard water every day. Tap water has some carbon dioxide in it from atmospheric and underground sources. This carbon dioxide in the water becomes carbonic acid. It makes the water acidic enough to dissolve a little calcium carbonate (limestone) as it moves through the ground. It stays dissolved in your tap water until you boil it, at which point the carbon dioxide evaporates first, the water stops being acidic and the lime becomes stone again on the inside of your teakettle.

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  • by ChrisMan44 on May 28th, 2010

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    Vinegar eats all calcium like an acid. Leaving C02 bubbles rise to the top as bits and pieces of "acid' remains.

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