Carbonates 🧪 Flashcards
1
Q
Describe Manufacture of lime
A
Iimestone consists mainly of calcium carbonate , CaCo3
Lime which is calcium oxide , is manufactured from calcium carbonate by thermal decomposition
CaCO3 -> CaO + CO2
2
Q
What are used of lime and slaked slime
A
Treating acidic soil
Neutralizing acidic industrial waste products
In lakes affected by acidic rain
Neutralize acidity in soil
3
Q
What are used of quicklime
A
Making steel from iron
Neutralizing acidity in soil
Drying agent in industry
4
Q
How is quicklime formed
A
From a limestone in lime skin which is an oven with extremely high temperatures
5
Q
What is limewater
A
A solution of slaked like in excess water
It is partially soluble but produces an alkaline solution