Question

What happens when an acid react with a metal carbonate explain with the help of an example write chemical equation of the reaction involved?

Answer 1

Answer:

When an acid react with a metal carbonate the salt of the metal along with carbonic acid (H2CO3) is formed, which later on breaks into H20 and CO2.

For example,

$na2co3 \: + 2hcl \: = 2nacl \: + h2o \: + co2$