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Chalk is made out of Calcium Sulphate and it dissolves in weak acids which means it is a weak chemical to acids. So the vinegar wich is a typr of an acid dissolves the chalk with cool foams foaming in the jug or a cup.

because of the acid in the vinegar

EDIT(Dr.J.): Actually, chalk is mostly calcium carbonate, not calcium sulphate. The carbonate reacts with acetic acid (vinegar) to create CO2 and H2O as follows:

CaCO3 + 2CH3COOH ==> Ca(CH3COO)2 + 2H2CO3 ==> 2CO2 + 2H2O

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Chalk is primarily composed of calcium carbonate, which tends to dissolve in acidic solutions. When placed in acidic liquids, such as vinegar, the acid reacts with the calcium carbonate to form soluble calcium acetate, carbon dioxide gas, and water, leading to the dissolution of the chalk.

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It acually matters on how big the chalk is. If it's small, it will erode away slowly. Ask again with a measurment next time.

add. But your blackboard chalk may not dissolve at all, for it is possibly made of CaSO4, not CaCO3.

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Only completely in lemon juice, a tiny bit in vinegar, and not at all in water.

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Chalk is made of calcium carbonate, meaning it eventually will dissolve in vinegar.

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Yes chalk does dissolve in vinegar

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because in most liquid it want dissolve

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No

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