A local magician was showing magic in a village street. He took egg shell and poured a solution over it. As a result, effervescence were formed. When he took a burning matchstick over it, it went off :

(a) Identify the solution poured and the substance present in egg shell.

(b) What is the reason behind effervescence ?

(c) Write its balanced chemical equation.

(d) Give the common name of the substance present in the egg shell.

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(a) Solution is an acid. Substance in egg shell is calcium carbonate.

(b) Effervescence is due to the evolution of CO2 gas.

(c) 2HNO3+CaCO3→2Ca(NO3)2 + H2O + CO2

(d) Lime stone.

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