The chemical formula of calcium carbonate is CaCO3. The number three (3 ) in this formula represents the ratio of ____ in the mineral

A)calcium atoms to carbon atoms
B)oxygen atoms to carbon atoms
C)carbonate atoms to oxygen atoms
D)oxygen electrons to oxygen atoms
E)carbon electron to oxygen atoms


B

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