Many homeowners treat their lawns with CaCO3(s) to reduce the acidity of the soil. Write a net ionic equation for the reaction o

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Many homeowners treat their lawns with CaCO3(s) to reduce the acidity of the soil. Write a net ionic equation for the reaction o

f CaCO3(s) with a strong acid.

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Aliun [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-06T19:20:20+03:00

Aliun [14]3 years ago

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Many homeowners treat their lawns with CaCO3(s) to reduce the acidity of the soil. The net ionic equation for the reaction of CaCO3(s) with a strong acid, HCl (I chose HCl because it is a strong acid) is CaCO3(s) +2 HCl(aq) → CaCl2(s) + H2O(aq) + CO2(g).