Question

State the difference between slaked lime and lime water

Answer 1

A suspension of Ca(OH)2 in water is called slaked lime.Water containing traces of Ca(OH)2 is called lime water.

Answer 2

The difference between slaked lime and lime water are

• Slaked lime is the chemical substance named as Calcium hydroxide which is indicated by the formula $\bold{\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_{2}}$. Slaked lime is obtained by adding water to the chemical substance called Calcium oxide (CaO).  
• Lime water is nothing but the saturated solution of the slaked lime in water. It is obtained when calcium hydroxide is stirred in pure water. The most common name of lime water is milk of lime because of the appearance of the solution.

These two mainly differs on the procedure of the preparation.