What is the word equation for calcium carbonate?

In chemistry, a word equation represents a chemical reaction in words rather than using chemical formulae. Therefore, a word equation needs a chemical reaction. Calcium carbonate is not a reaction, it's a single compound, CaCO3. read more

Well, first of all a “word equation” is also known as a “chemical formula” or in this case a molecular formula; the calcium carbonate is written down as “CaCO3”, which stands for: an atom of calcium, one atom of carbon and 3 atoms of oxygen. read more

In most industrial processes calcium carbonate and water is the product of the combination of calcium hydroxide and carbon dioxide. read more

Thermal decomposition. Metal carbonates such as calcium carbonate break down when heated strongly. This is called thermal decomposition. Here are the equations for the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate: calcium carbonate calcium oxide + carbon dioxide. CaCO 3 CaO + CO 2. Other metal carbonates decompose in the same way. read more