Explain reaction of methanoic and ethanoic acids

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Reaction of methanoic and ethanoic acids with CaCO3
If I have a 1 liter aqueous solution that contains 15 mg/L methanoic acid and 15 mg/L ethanoic acid, what amount of calcium carbonate is needed to reduce each acid concentration by at least 50%?

The only other information given is the pKa values for each acid which are 3.75 for methanoic acid and 4.70 for ethanoic acid.

Reference no: EM13131012

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