Gases- Thermal decomposition of Metal Carbonates to produce CO2

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What is thermal decomposition?
The braking down of a substances into simpler substances when heated
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What is Produced when Metal Carbonates are heated ?
Carbon Dioxide + Metal Oxide
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What is Copper Carbonate?
A green powder that easily decomposes
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What does Copper Carbonate easily decompose to form ?
Carbon Dioxide + Copper (II) oxide
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What is the equation for the thermal decomposition of Copper (II) Carbonate
CuCO3 (s) -------> CuO (s) + CO2 (g)
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What is the word Equation?
copper(II) carbonate -----> copper oxide + carbon dioxide
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How is the experiment conducted?
Copper (II) carbonate is heated then the CO2 gas given off is collected at the bottom of the test tube -because it is dense and sinks to the bottom
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What happens to gas collected ?
The CO2 is tested by bubbling through lime-water - it will go cloudy if present
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What is the colour change in this reaction ?
Green Copper (II) carbonate to Black Copper (II) oxide
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