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What happens when nitric acid is added to egg shell?

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Egg shells contain calcium carbonate. When nitric acid is added to it, carbon dioxide gas is evolved. The reaction can be given as
`CaCO_(3)+ 2HNO(3) to Ca(NO_(3))_(2)+ H_(2)O +CO_(2)`
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