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Acids and Bases
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Which of the following is not a base?
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Calcium carbonate
💡 Explanation:
Copper carbonate is a salt because bases are oxides or hydroxides of metals, but a salt is a compound made up of an acid, when a metal takes the place of the hydrogen in the acid. Calcium carbonate is formed by the reactions of calcium and carbonic acid.