Metal carbonate + acid > Salt + water+ Carbon Dioxide
Examples
Metal Carbonate+ hydrochloric acid > salt + water + Carbon Dioxide
Sodium Carbonate + hydrochloric acid > sodium chloride + water+ Carbon dioxide
Metal Carbonate + sulphuric acid > salt + water + Carbon Dioxide
Copper Carbonate + sulphuric acid > copper sulphate + water + Carbon dioxide
Metal Carbonate + nitric acid > salt + water + Carbon Dioxide
magnesium Carbonate + nitric acid > magnesium nitrate + water + Carbon dioxide
Complete the following word equations for reactions of metals with different acids
1. Magnesium Carbonate + sulphuric acid > ___________ + ___________+ ______
2. Soduim Carbonate + sulphuric acid >
3. Calcium Carbonate + sulphuric acid >
4. Zinc Carbonate + sulphuric acid >
5. Soduim Carbonate + hydrochloric acid >
6. Copper Carbonate + hydrochloric acid >
7. Zinc Carbonate + hydrochloric acid >
8. Zinc Carbonate + nitric acid >
9. Sodium Carbonate + nitric acid
10. Copper Carbonate + nitric acid >
Source: Mr Clark