Question

reaction बिटवीन क्विक लाइम एंड वॉटर इज
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Answer 1

Answer:

Quicklime (CaO) reacts with water to form slaked lime Ca(OH)2.

Explanation:

The correct option is A Heat is released

Quicklime (calcium oxide,

CaO

) on combining with water, gets converted to slaked lime (calcium hydroxide,

Ca(OH)

2

) with the liberation of the enormous amount of heat. Hence, the reaction is exothermic in nature.

The reaction involved is:

CaO (s)

+

H

2

O (l)

⟶

Ca(OH)

2

(s)

+

Heat