Answer: In the above reaction, [tex]CO_2[/tex] gas is formed in the reaction.
Explanation:
We are given:
Nitric acid [tex](HNO_3)[/tex] is dropped in calcium carbonate [tex](CaCO_3)[/tex], a gas is released.
The chemical equation for the reaction of nitric acid and calcium carbonate follows:
[tex]CaCO_3(s)+2HNO_3(aq.)\rightarrow CO_2(g)+Ca(NO_3)_2(aq.)+H_2O(l)[/tex]
By Stoichiometry of the reaction:
1 mole of calcium carbonate reacts with 2 moles of nitric acid to produce 1 mole of carbon dioxide, 1 mole of calcium nitrate and 1 mole of water molecule.
Carbon dioxide gets released in the form of effervescence (bubbles).
Hence, in the above reaction, [tex]CO_2[/tex] gas is formed in the reaction.