One of the first steps in the manufacture of garden lime,Ca (OH)2, involves heating limestone, CaCO3, to produce lime, CaO. In the process, carbon dioxide is driven off, which term below best describes this type of reaction?
A.composition
B.Ionic
C. decomposition
D. displacement
E. conservation of matter
2007-04-26 08:37:48 · 6 answers · asked by ladona c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It is a decomposition
CaCO3 == CaO + CO2
2007-04-26 08:42:09 · answer #1 · answered by reb1240 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
D. decompostion
CaCO3 + heat ----> CaO + CO2
1 reactant yields 2 products
2007-04-26 08:44:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
decomposition
2007-04-26 08:43:06 · answer #3 · answered by the man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
decomposition
2007-04-26 08:41:41 · answer #4 · answered by Chad H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
decomposition
2007-04-26 08:40:32 · answer #5 · answered by catwoman003 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
decomposition
2007-04-26 08:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by EAGLES 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋