carbonate test

Question 1

carbonate test setup

Answer 1

react the substance with HCL

Question 2

if a substance contains a carbonate ion what happens

Answer 2

carbon dioxide gas will bubble out the solution

Question 3

after the carbon dioxide gas bubbles out what do you do

Answer 3

collect the gas and bubble it through limewater.

if the limewater goes cloudy, carbon dioxide is present, meaning carbonate ions were present in the original substances