(a) What happen when water is added to calcium oxide?
(b) Write the balance chemical equation for the above reaction.
(c) Is it exothermic or endothermic? What other type of reaction is this?
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(a) When water is added to Calcium Oxide, slaked lime is produced. Along with the formation of product, heat is released.
(b) CaO + H2O ------> Ca(OH)2 + Heat
(c) This reaction is exothermic as heat is released. It is a type of combination reaction, as calcium oxide and water combine to give a single product.
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