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A water-insoluble substance X on reaction with dilute hydrochloric acid released a colourless and odourless gas accompanied by brisk effervescence. When the gas passed through water, the solution obtained turns blue litmus red. On bubbling the gas through lime water, it initially became milky and milkiness disappeared when the gas was passed in excess. Identify the substance X. Write the chemical equation of the reaction involved.

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Here we will first find out the gas. It is stated that this gas turns lime water milky so it is sure that the gas is carbon dioxide (CO2). 

When CO2 reacts with water then carbonic aid is formed (H2CO3), which turns blue litmus red. 

CO2 + H2O → H2CO3 

When CO2 is passed through lime water (Ca(OH)2) it turns it milky and on excess passing of carbon dioxide it forms calcium bicarbonate which forms a colourless solution, so the reaction is: 

Ca(OH)2 + CO2→ CaCO3 + H2

On passing in an excess amount 

CaCO3 + H2O + CO2→ Ca(HCO3)2 

For the identification of substance X, we know that in product carbon dioxide is there so there must be something of carbon must be there in reactant and X is water-insoluble so it should be calcium carbonate that is insoluble. 

So the reaction is: 

CaCO3 + 2HCl → CaCl2 + H2O + CO2 

X= CaCO3

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