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What is the word equation for the reaction between nickel carbonate and sulfuric acid?

Badi DukviL  Follow

To write the word equation it is easiest to first write the chemical equation and this is:

NiCO3 + H2SO4 → NiSO4 + CO2(g) + H2O

The word equation would be something like one equivalent of nickel carbonate reacts with one equivalent of sulfuric acid to produce one equivalent of nickel sulfate, one equivalent of carbon dioxide (gas) and one equivalent of water. This is an acid-base reaction with sulfuric acid as the acid and nickel carbonate as the base. Acid-base reactions always produce a salt, here nickel sulfate as well as water. In addition, when the base is a hydrogen carbonate or a carbonate, carbon dioxide is also produced.

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Chidumebi Agu  Follow

Nickel sulphate and carbonic acid.

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