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Question #ab1e9

Answer 1

Many chemical compounds are present in egg shell. As such it can not be represented as a simple chemical formula.

Explanation:

The ingredient chemicals in eggshells are:

1. Calcium Carbonate. The shell is about `95%` `"CaCO"_3`.
2. Calcium Phosphate. `"Ca"_3("PO"_4)_2`
3. Magnesium Carbonate. `"MgCO"_3`
   The constituents 2 and 3 make the remaining `5%.`
4. Some soluble and insoluble proteins are also present in traces.

Crushing of an egg shell will not change its chemical composition.