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what type of chemical reaction takes place in smokestack scrubbers?
2 SO2 (g) + 2 CaCO3(s) + 4 H2O --> 2 CaSO4 •2H2(s) + 2 H2CO3 (aq)
the only problem is that it is supsosed to form ..
Sulfur dioxide + mixture of powdered limestone and water --- synthetic form of the mineral gypsum
and gypsum is this part of the equation 2 CaSO4 •2H2(s) so that is why i have the equation above
What do you think?
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- electron1Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
The sulfur dioxide and water will combine to form a sulfuric acidic solution. This process can be seen at the website below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain
Sulfur dioxide and water combine to form sulfuric acid. The acid reacts with the calcium carbonate to produce calcium sulfate and hydrogen carbonate. This is a double replacement reaction as shown below.
H2SO4 + CaCO3 → CaSO4 + H2CO3
This is a double replacement reaction.
Calcium sulfate is stable as a hydrated crystal. So 2 H2O will bond to the CuSO4 forming CaSO4 •2H2O.
This is a hydration reaction.
The result is the reaction equation below.
H2SO4 + CaCO3 + 2 H2O → CaSO4 + H2CO3
The equation that you have is 2 times this equation!
