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When metal carbonates and metal hydrogen carbonates react with acids, it forms

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a

Water only

b

Carbon dioxide only

c

Carbon dioxide and water only

d

Salt, Carbon dioxide and water only

answer is C.

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When metal carbonate/metal hydrogen carbonate reacts with acid they produce salt along with carbon dioxide and water. The molecular formula of metal carbonates contain CO32- ions. 

For example the reaction of sodium carbonate and hydrochloric acid is
Na2CO3+2HCl2NaCl+H2O+CO2
 

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