When a lighted match is exposed to the gas formed from the reaction of HCl with the sea shell the flame goes out.
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When a lighted match is exposed to the gas formed from the reaction of HCl with the sea shell the flame goes out.
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The flame went out because the carbon dioxide displaced the oxygen in the beaker. Without oxygen the wood can not burn.
Acids liberate CO2 from carbonates.
