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Question
Study the following figure and answer questions.
a) After heating Calcium carbonate, which gas is formed in a test tube?
b) When we pass this gas through limewater what change, did you observe?
c) Write down the chemical reaction showing the product formation after heating the Calcium carbonate.
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Solution
a) carbon dioxide
b) lime water turns milky. 
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