Question

A student dropped few pieces of marble in dilute HCl contained in a test tube. The evolved gas was then passed through lime water. What change would be observed in lime water? Write balanced chemical equation for both the changes observed. Advertisement

Answer 1

Marble is calcium carbonate in CaCO3 so when HCl is added to it carbon dioxide is liberated.When CO2 is passed through lime water it turns milky

Answer 2

When dilute HCl is added to marble which is calcium carbonate, it forms calcium chloride, water and carbon dioxide. The chemical equation for the reaction is as follows: CaCO3 + 2HCl → CaCl2 + H2O + CO2

Carbon dioxide gas turns lime water milky due to the formation of calcium carbonate.

The chemical equation showing the reaction between lime water and carbon dioxide is as follows: Ca(OH)2 + CO2 → CaCO3 + H2O