net ionic equation of CaCO3+HCl---> CaCl2+H2CO3
Carbonic acid is an unstable acid, though, so it undergoes this
reaction spontaneously:
H2CO3 --> H2O +
CO2
CaCO3(s) + 2 HCl(aq) -----> CaCl2(aq) +
CO2(g) + H2O(l)
CaCO3(s) = Insoluble in water so no ions from it.
2HCl(aq) = aqueous so it is ionized to 2H+ and
2Cl-
CaCl2(aq) = aqueous so it is ionized to Ca2+
and 2Cl-
CO2(g) = Gas so no ionization
H2O(l) = Liquid so no ionization (only aqueous compounds
ionize).
So rewrite the reaction with everything split into their
ions.
CaCO3(s) + 2H+ + 2Cl- =
Ca2+ + 2Cl- + CO2(g) +
H2O(l)
now cancel any ions that apear on both sides of the equation.
and the answer becomes:
CaCO3(s) + 2H+ -----> Ca2+ +
CO2(g) + H2O(l)
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