Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/18/2014 - 16:04
definition:
A salt of the anion CO32-, typically formed by reaction of carbon dioxide with bases.
sentence:
The reaction with carbonates gives the nitrate salt, water, and carbon dioxide.
In natural water systems, many common minerals are formed by anion substitution-precipitation reactions, among them carbonates, phosphates, and the sulfate-containing rocks.
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hard
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