Reaction between acetic acid and ethyl alcohol attains a state of equilibrium in an open vessel but decomposition of CaCO_(3) does not. Why ?

Reaction between acetic acid and ethyl alcohol attains a state of equi

1.	Reaction between acetic acid and ethyl alcohol attains a state of equilibrium in an open vessel but decomposition of CaCO_(3) does not. Why ?
Answer» Solution :Acetic ACID and ethyl alchol are liquids and their products, ethyl and water, are also liquids but one of the products of decomposition of `CaCO_(3)` is gaseous `(CO_(2))`which ESCAPE out and the REVERSE REACTION connot occur.