Tuesday, 7 May 2013

2.21 describe the formation of carbon dioxide from the thermal decomposition of metal carbonates such as copper(II) carbonate

When metal carbonates are heated they become carbon dioxide and a metal.
For example:
copper carbonate > copper oxide + carbon dioxide
CuCO3 > CuO + CO2
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5 comments:

  1. Michelle Choi20 May 2013 at 03:21

    don't you mean copper oxide? since you used copper carbonate

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  2. Unknown10 May 2015 at 06:47

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  3. Unknown6 January 2016 at 04:12

    Shouldn't it be a metal oxide or a base that is formed?

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  4. Gus Skinner28 March 2016 at 22:48

    Shouldn't it be Metal Oxide not *Metal? Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks

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  5. Unknown4 September 2016 at 03:13

    im so confused what is the chemical equation??

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