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Yes. Vinegar is an acid, which means it has a hyrogen ion (H+) which can detach itself fairly easily from the remainder (in this case a acetate ion), and reattach itself to a molecule or ion (called a base). Depending on conditions, H+ ions plus carbonate ions will produce HCO3- (hydrogen carbonate ions) or H2CO3 (carbonic acid). In either case the solid carbonate salt will dissolve. If carbonic acid forms in significant concentration, some of it will decompose into water and CO2, which escapes as bubbles of gas.
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