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What happens when calcium oxide reacts with water

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Answered by maria9
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CaO + H2O ---> CaOH (calcium hydroxide , base)
Answered by Anonymous
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When water is added to calcium oxide (quicklime), it will be converted to calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) with the liberation of enormous amount of heat.

                  CaO + H2O = Ca(OH)2 + heat

It is an exothermic reaction. Calcium hydroxide is an alkali.

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