Chemistry - Reactions - Gas given off and solid remaining after heating

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The discussion focuses on the thermal decomposition of strontium carbonate, zinc carbonate, and iron carbonate when heated. It is established that carbon dioxide (CO2) is released as a gas, while the remaining solids are the respective metal oxides: strontium oxide, zinc oxide, and iron oxide. The participant concludes that the oxides formed from these carbonates are indeed the solid residues after heating.

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Homework Statement


If the following substances were heated what gas would be given off and what solid would remain? strontium carbonate, zinc carbonate, and iron carbonate.


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So I presume carbon dioxide would be given off and the 3 substances would become oxides. I'm don't get what would form a solid though?
 
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The oxides would form the solid. To find the oxides, just remove CO2 from the empirical formula.
 
So all the oxides would be solids? I thought it might be that... but the way the question was presented made me think it would just be one.
 

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