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What increases the rate of reaction, when calcium carbonate is placed in dilute hydrochloric acid?

April 26, 2017acid calcium carbonate dilute Hydrochloric increases Placed rate REACTION

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What increases the rate of reaction, when calcium carbonate is placed in dilute hydrochloric acid?

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Powdered calcium carbonate reacts much faster with dilute hydrochloric acid than if the same mass was present as lumps of marble. What increases the rate of reaction is the more finely divided the solid is, the faster the reaction happens.