Is magnesium carbonate soluble in water?

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anor277
Dec 13, 2015

Solubility rules holds that all carbonates are insoluble, save for those of the alkali metals. So, the answer is no.

Explanation:

As physical scientists we should look at the data. This source quotes the solubility as #0.0106# #g# per #100*mL# of water. So the stuff is pretty insoluble.

Of course, this presupposes a neutral #pH#. Bicarbonates, salts of #HCO_3^-# are very soluble.

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