Much of the carbon dioxide present in the Earth's early atmosphere dissolved into the oceans, leading to the formation of minerals such as calcium carbonate, CaCO3\text{CaCO}_3CaCO3.
Some of this calcium carbonate slowly reacted with dissolved manganese ions to form the mineral kutnohorite, CaMn(CO3)2\text{CaMn}(\text{CO}_3)_2CaMn(CO3)2.
Complete the ionic equation for the reaction of calcium carbonate with manganese ions.
.....CaCO3+.....→CaMn(CO3)2+Ca2+ \text{.....}\text{CaCO}_3 + \text{.....} \rightarrow \text{CaMn}(\text{CO}_3)_2 + \text{Ca}^{2+} .....CaCO3+.....→CaMn(CO3)2+Ca2+230 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 1.1 Formulae, equations and hazards, covering 1.1.1 Formulae, word and balanced equations, 1.1.2 Balanced ionic equations, and 1.1.3 Hazard symbols and risk in practical work. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.