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Explain me which carbonate mineral reacts readily with cool dilute hydrochloric acid to produce visible bubbles of carbon dioxide gas?

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Many carbonate minerals will do this. However since this is a chemistry homework question ā€“ Iā€™m guessing for GCSE ā€“ then almost certainly the answer they are looking for is calcium carbonate, because this equation often needs to be learnt and then perhaps balanced in an exam question.

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