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Would copper carbonate precipitate from aqueous solution by treatment of calcium carbonate by copper(II) chloride?

Answer 1

I would think so......

Additionally, we would depict the equation using.....

#CaCO_3(s) + CuCl_2(aq) rarr CuCO_3(s)darr+ CaCl_2(aq)#

And other than conducting an experiment, how would you determine whether the reaction would take place?

It is a fact that the #K_"sp"# of #"copper carbonate"# is #1.4xx10^-10#. And the #K_"sp"# of #"calcium carbonate"# is #2.8xx10^-9#. And since copper carbonate is more insoluble than calcium carbonate, metathesis would occur, with the result that blue colour of the solution due to #Cu^(2+)# would slowly(?) dissipate.

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Answer 2

Xavier Avery

No, treating calcium carbonate with copper(II) chloride would not cause copper carbonate to precipitate from the aqueous solution.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.