The minerals calcite, CaCO 3 , magnesite, MgCO 3 , and dolomite, CaCO 3 MgCO 3

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The minerals calcite, CaCO3, magnesite, MgCO3, and dolomite, CaCO3 · MgCO3, decompose when strongly heated to form the corresponding metal oxide(s) and carbon dioxide gas. A 1.000 g sample known to be one of the three minerals was strongly heated and 0.477 g CO2 was obtained. Which of the three minerals was it?

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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