Question

Action of dilute acids on metal carbonates:

(b) CuCO₃ + H₂SO₄ 🡪

Answer 1

• When acids react with metal carbonates, they will form salt, carbon dioxide, and water.
• Carbon dioxide gas will produce with brisk effervescence.
• When Copper carbonate reacts with dilute Sulphuric acid, it will form Copper sulphate, Carbon dioxide, and water.
• The chemical equation for the given reaction is as follows:

$\underset{\mathrm{Copper}\mathrm{carbonate}}{{\mathrm{CuCO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Sulphuric}\mathrm{acid}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Copper}\mathrm{sulphate}}{{\mathrm{CuSO}}_4\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Water}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{dioxide}}{{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}$