what happens when water is added to quicklime? What kind of change is it?
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The quicklime (aka Calcium oxide CaO) is converted to Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2. It’s quite an exothermic reaction, so care should be taken when doing so
CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2
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The quicklime (aka Calcium oxide CaO) is converted to Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2. It’s quite an exothermic reaction, so care should be taken when doing so
CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2
Hope it will help u..
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When quick lime is added to water, the following reaction takes place. Here,CaO is quick lime and Ca(OH)2 is slaked lime.
CaO + H2O — Ca(OH)2 + heat
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