Question

Acid reacts with metal carbonate to give carbon dioxide as one of the products.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Acid reacts with metal carbonate to form respective metal salt along with carbon dioxide and water.

Example: Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with calcium carbonate to form calcium chloride, carbon dioxide and water. This can be represented as:

Hydrochloric acid + Calcium carbonate $\to$ Calcium chloride + Carbon dioxide + Water