acids + carbonates

• Carbonates


  Compounds containing a metal element joined to a group of atoms written as CO3
• CO3


  An atom of the element carbon joined to three atoms of the element oxygen
• Carbonate


  • CaCO3 (calcium carbonate)
• Reaction of carbonates with acids


  Carbonate + acid = salt + carbon dioxide + water
• Neutralization reaction


  Reaction where an acid and a base (carbonate) react to form a salt, carbon dioxide and water