CALCIUM CARBONATE

IDENTIFYING

• Name of compound: Calcium Carbonate Chemical formula: CaCO3 Common name and chemical name(s): Calcium Carbonate, limestone, chalk, calcite, etc. Type of compound: Base, Ionic compound Type of bonds: Ionic bond

APPLICATION AND USES

• It is used for animal and pet feeds, carpet-backing, construction (concrete, plasters, asphalt), environment (desulphurisation of flue gas), fertilisers and agricultural liming, etc. It is used for industry, home, medicine, and the body.

APPLICATION AND USES

• It breaks down when heated strongly, it reacts with hydrochloric acid, it reacts with acidic solutions to produce carbon dioxide gas, etc.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/calcium_carbonate http://www.calcium-carbonate.org.uk/calcium-carbonate/caco3-applications.as... http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway_pre_2011/rock... https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/469-carbonate-chemistry