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Explain the decomposition of zinc carbonate |
| Answer» Zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, undergoes thermal decomposition to form zinc oxide, ZnO, a solid that is white in color when cold and yellow in color when hot, and carbon dioxide gas, CO2ZnCO3(s) {tex}\\xrightarrow\\triangle{/tex} ZnO(s )+ CO2(g) ↑This reaction is characteristic to metal carbonates, which decompose when heated to form the oxide of the metal and carbon dioxide gas. | |