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One reaction unlocks CO₂ in the lab.
In the laboratory, carbon dioxide is prepared by reacting a carbonate with a dilute acid. The most common pair is marble chips (calcium carbonate) and dilute hydrochloric acid.
↳ Any metal carbonate + dilute acid releases carbon dioxide gas.
Master the vocabulary before the reaction.
↳ Knowing these four terms makes the whole preparation easy to follow.
Five steps from chips to collected gas.
↳ Marble chips + dilute HCl, then collect downward because CO₂ is denser than air.
Carbon dioxide is prepared in the laboratory by the action of dilute hydrochloric acid on calcium carbonate (marble chips). The gas is collected by downward delivery because it is denser than air, and its properties are…
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16 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
Which acid is used in the laboratory preparation of carbon dioxide?
BeginnerDilute hydrochloric acid
The standard laboratory preparation uses dilute hydrochloric acid reacting with calcium carbonate (marble chips).
Which of the following is the correct word equation for the laboratory preparation of carbon dioxide?
BeginnerCalcium carbonate + Hydrochloric acid → Calcium chloride + Water + Carbon dioxide
The reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid produces calcium chloride, water, and carbon dioxide.
A student sets up the apparatus for preparing carbon dioxide but collects the gas in a gas jar held mouth-down. What is the main problem with this setup?
BeginnerThe gas will escape because it is denser than air
Carbon dioxide is denser than air, so a mouth-down jar would let the heavy gas fall out instead of collecting.
Which observation confirms that the gas produced is carbon dioxide?
BeginnerLimewater turns milky when the gas is bubbled through it
The definitive test for carbon dioxide is that it turns limewater milky due to the formation of a white precipitate of calcium carbonate.
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