What chemical reaction happens to the egg with vinegar? please help
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Answer:
If you soak this egg shell in vinegar (which is about 4% acetic acid), you start a chemical reaction that dissolves the calcium carbonate shell. The acetic acid reacts with the calcium carbonate in the egg shell and releases carbon dioxide gas that you see as bubbles on the shell.
Answer:
Calcium carbonate of eggshell reacts with vinegar.
Explanation:
Vinegar contains acetic acid and the shell of the egg is made up of calcium carbonate. As soon as vinegar is poured on an egg or egg is soaked in vinegar, a chemical reaction starts. The calcium carbonate present in the egg shell reacts with acetic acid present in the vinegar and carbon dioxide gas is formed. This carbon dioxide is formed from the calcium carbonate.
This is an example of acid - base reaction . The gas evolved in this reaction is carbon dioxide.