Monday, August 8, 2011

Would hydrogen chloride dissolved in toluene liberate carbon dioxide from calcium carbonate?

Toluene is a non-polar solvent. So HCl may not be soluble in pure toluene. However, commercial grade toluene will contain a little bit of water content which may dissolve the gas to form hydrochloric acid. The acid so formed only can react with calcium carbonate and liberate CO2.

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