The decomposition of calcium carbonate
The decomposition of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate decomposes when heated to give calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. CaCO 3 (s) CaO(s) + CO 2 (g). It is not realistically possible to measure the enthalpy change of this reaction directly, but using the fact that both calcium carbonate and calcium oxide react directly with hydrochloric acid, a Hess' law cycle can be constructed to give the ...