COMPOUND SUMMARY
Calcium carbonate
PubChem CID: 10112
Structure:
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Molecular Formula: CaCO3 or CCaO3
Synonyms:
Aragonite
CALCIUM CARBONATE
471-34-1
Limestone
Chalk
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Molecular Weight:
100.09 g/mol
Parent Compound:
CID 767 (Carbonic acid)
Component Compounds:
CID 767 (Carbonic acid)
CID 5460341 (Calcium)
Dates:
Modify:
2020-09-19
Create:
2004-09-16
Calcium carbonate appears as white, odorless powder or colorless crystals. Practically insoluble in water. Occurs extensive in rocks world-wide. Ground calcium carbonate (CAS: 1317-65-3) results directly from the mining of limestone. The extraction process keeps the carbonate very close to its original state of purity and delivers a finely ground product either in dry or slurry form. Precipitated calcium carbonate (CAS: 471-34-1) is produced industrially by the decomposition of limestone to calcium oxide followed by subsequent recarbonization or as a by-product of the Solvay process (which is used to make sodium carbonate). Precipitated calcium carbonate is purer than ground calcium carbonate and has different (and tailorable) handling properties.
CAMEO Chemicals
Calcium Carbonate is the carbonic salt of calcium (CaCO3). Calcium carbonate is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis, as an antacid in gastric hyperacidity for temporary relief of indigestion and heartburn, and as a calcium supplement for preventing and treating osteoporosis. (NCI04)
NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Calcium carbonate is a calcium salt with formula CCaO3. It has a role as an antacid, a food colouring, a food firming agent and a fertilizer. It is a calcium salt, a carbonate salt and a one-carbon compound.
