Marble Reacting With Hydrochloric Acid

Geologists can use dilute hydrochloric acid to help identify the cementing agent of sandstones.

Marble reacting with hydrochloric acid.

The combined reactants have a higher chemical potential than the combined products i e. It will have an acid reaction that is similar to the limestone or dolostone from which it was formed. Describe how you could investigate. Calcium carbonate is dissolved by hydrochloric acid thereby forming gaseous carbon dioxide.

The rate of this reaction can be changed by changing the size of the marble chips. Powdered marble reacts with hydrochloric acid to release bubbles of carbon dioxide gas. When sulfurous sulfuric and nitric acids in polluted air and rain react with the calcite in marble and limestone the calcite dissolves. Pieces of marble are thrown into hydro chloric acid.

Pieces of marble are thrown into hydro chloric acid. Hydrochloric acid to react with the marble chips independent variable marble chips to react with the acid dependent variable stopwatch to accurately time the experiment spatula to handle the marble chips measuring cylinder to precisely measure out different concentrations of hydryochloric acid electric balance to measure the mass g of the marble chips bung to stop the gas from escaping weighing boat to hold the marble chips in when weighing variables. Conical flask to hold the hydrochloric acid and marble chips boiling tube to hold and indicate whether or not carbon dioxide has been formed delivery tube to allow the gases to be passed through bowl of water to contain the water hydrochloric acid to react with the marble chips independent variable marble chips to react with the acid dependent variable stopwatch to accurately time the experiment spatula to handle the marble chips measuring. Marble chips react with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce carbon dioxide gas.

Stone surface material may be lost all over or only in spots that are more reactive. Marble chips made of calcium carbonate react with hydrochloric acid to make calcium chloride water and carbon dioxide calcium carbonate hydrochloric acid calcium chloride water. If the acid fizzes on your sample your rock is probably marble. Marble is a limestone or a dolostone that has been metamorphosed.

The reaction takes place spontaneously.