If you blow carbon dioxide gas into a solution of calcium hydroxide, a milky-white precipitate of calcium carbonate forms. Write a balanced equation for the formation of calcium carbonate in this reaction

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  1. If you blow carbon dioxide gas into a solution of calcium hydroxide, a milky-white precipitate of calcium carbonate forms. Write a balanced equation for the formation of calcium carbonate in this reaction.
  2. Calcium oxide is prepared by heating limestone (cal- cium carbonate, CaCO3) to a high temperature, at which point it decomposes to calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. Write a balanced equation for this preparation of calcium oxide.
  3. . The brilliant white light in some firework displays is produced by burning magnesium in air. The magnesium reacts with oxygen in the air to form magnesium oxide. Write a balanced equation for this reaction.

Answer true or false. 

(a) Formula weight is the mass of a compound expressed in grams. 

(b) 1 atomic mass unit (amu) is equal to 1 gram (g). 

(c) The formula weight of H2O is 18 amu. 

(d) The molecular weight of H2O is 18 amu. 

(e) The molecular weight of a covalent compound is the same as its formula weight.

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