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 * Stalactites by Rachel Taylor and Gabriel Combs**

Ca(HCO3)2(aq) → CaCO3(s) + H2O(l) + CO2(aq) Calcium bicarbonate-Ca(HCO3)2(aq)-This reaction is very important to the formation of stalactites, stalagmites and the caves themselves. When water containing carbon dioxide passes through limestone, it dissolves part of the calcium carbonate and becomes richer in bicarbonate. As the water enters the cave, some of the carbon dioxide is released, causing the less-soluble calcium to be deposited. When dissolved carbon dioxide is in rainwater and reacts with limestone, it forms soluble calcium bicarbonate. This compound is easily washed away with the rain. This is a type of weathering called "Carbonation" Stalactites are important to caves because they give shelter to many cave-dwelling animals like bats. Stalactites also help to support the cave. Sometimes the stalactites and stalagmites join together to form a sort of pillar that helps support the roof of the cave.In Carlsbad Caverns, home to the largest population of Mexican free- tailed bats, stalactites and stalagmites give a home to these bats along with the other sixteen species.Cave swallows also call this large cave home. Even predators such as the cougar take shelter in the cave among the stalactites. Stalactites play an important role in nature for animals, weather and the formation of caves. -Rachel Taylor In all chemical reactions there are atoms, the building blocks of life, and atoms are important to the world because there wouldn't be you or I. Chemical reactions are a big part in photosynthesis. They create the universe and everything to do with it. Chemical reactions help you digest your food and carries oxygen to your cells. As well as transmitting electrical impulses to your brain. Chemical reactions enable new materials to be created which include food, medicine, building materials and fuels. These are the reasons chemical reactions are important. Water is a chemical reaction and water is a necessity to all living things. -Gabriel Combs
 * The Importance of stalactite formation
 * The Importance of all Chemical reactions

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