How is quick lime prepared on a commercial scale ? How is it converted into slaked lime ?
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Quick lime prepared on a commercial scale by heating lime stone CaCo3 . Heat remove the carbon dioxide from lime stone and give CaO (quick lime) .when quick lime is added to water it form slaked lime
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In chemical reaction, when Quick lime or burnt lime (calcium oxide) is a white crystalline solid and having alkaline nature.
Quick lime can be obtained from Calcium carbonate by heating it up to 600-degree C. It is also a reversible process.
When it is added to water (dihydrogen oxide), the following reaction takes place:
Slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) is formed with liberation of heat.
The process is a combination and exothermic reaction.
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