Calcium carbonate occurs in two common crystalline forms, calcite (Ksp = 3.4 × 10-9) and aragonite ( — Thermodynamics Chemistry Question
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Calcium carbonate occurs in two common crystalline forms, calcite (Ksp = 3.4 × 10-9) and aragonite (Ksp = 6.0 × 10-9). Which of these is most thermodynamically stable?
A.✓ Correct
Calcite
B.
Aragonite
C.
The two forms are equally stable.
D.
The relative stability cannot be determined from the Ksp values.
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