I am translating the sentence "HF can be added to calcium carbonate to produce aqueous calcium fluoride carbon dioxide (CO2) and liquid water" into a chemical equation. I'm not sure how you write out Calcium Carbonate symbolically, or how you write clacium fluoride. Thanks for your help.

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Calcium carbonate is CaCO3.
Calcium fluoride is CaF2.

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I am translating the sentence "HF can be added to calcium carbonate to produce aqueous calcium fluoride carbon dioxide (CO2) and liquid water" into a chemical equation. I'm not sure how you write out Calcium Carbonate symbolically, or how you write clacium fluoride. Thanks for your help.

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Calcium carbonate is CaCO3.
Calcium fluoride is CaF2.

DrBob222 · Answer

Calcium carbonate is CaCO3. Calcium fluoride is CaF2.