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Monica a form one student decides to separate powdered calcium carbonate from powdered calcium chloride by shaking the mixture with water and then filtering. Would this procedure succeed? Explain your answer.

Answer Text:
Yes, the procedure will succeed. This is because calcium carbonate is insoluble in water w calcium chloride is very soluble in water, so when she adds water to the mixture, calcium chloride will dissolve, Filtration will leave the undissolved calcium carbonate on the filter paper.