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Explain the chemistry of white washing​

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Answered by ronalsamaddar
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Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2) or chalk calcium carbonate, (CaCO3), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are sometimes used.

Answered by ItzRajhere
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During white washing, lime is dissolved in water and the slaked lime solution formed is applied on the walls and roofs. This slaked lime reacts slowly with carbon dioxide of air and forms a thin shining layer of calcium carbonate

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