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Question
CBSEENSC10010892

Metal compound A reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce effervescence. The gas evolved extinguishes a burning candle. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction if one of the compounds formed is calcium chloride.

Solution
The end product is calcium chloride and the gas formed extinguishes a burning candle, it is CO2, the metal compound A must be calcium carbonate. Hence, the reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid is as follows:

CaCO3 + HCl                               CaCl2                       + CO2 + H2OCalcium                                  Calciumcarbonate                                 chloride