What chemical represents $CaCO_3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-26T20:04:14

$"CaCO"_3$ is a salt called calcium carbonate.

$"CaCO"_3$ is a white powder with chalky taste and was most likely the product of $"Ca"("OH")_2$ and $"H"_2"CO"_3$

$"Ca"("OH")_2 + "H"_2"CO"_3 -> "CaCO"_3 + "H"_2"O"$

pretty much like any other base and acid, since

$"base + acid = salt and water"$

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