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INTRODUCTION FOR EGGSHALK PR1 Group3
INTRODUCTION FOR EGGSHALK PR1 Group3
INTRODUCTION FOR EGGSHALK PR1 Group3
Reyes, Jackylyn
Doquila, Gerald
Domingo, Darrel
Marquez, Charlie
Eggshells Are bumpy and grainy in texture, an eggshell is covered with as many as
17,000 tiny pores. Eggshell is made almost entirely of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) crystals. It is a
semipermeable membrane, which means that air and moisture can pass through its pores. The
shell also has a thin outermost coating called the bloom or cuticle that helps keep out bacteria
and dust.
Chalk is a variety of limestone composed mainly of calcium carbonate derived from the
shells of tiny marine animals known as foraminifera and from the calcareous remains of marine
algae known as coccoliths. Chalk is usually white or light gray in color. It is extremely porous,
permeable, soft and friable. Chalks are very essential especially for teachers because it is that
they use when writing on boards and in teaching.
Do you think eggshalk is a better than the commercial chalk? Why or why not?
Would you accept eggshalk as an exchange for the commercial chalk? Why or why not?