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How is limestone formed?

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Sedimentary rock - layers of sediment (small pieces of weathered rock) which are squeezed to become cemented together

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What is limestone made up of

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Mainly calcium carbonate

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Symbol equation limestone

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CaCO3

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Test for a carbonate ?

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Add dilute acid - effervescence

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Thermal decomposition?

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Using heat to break down a substance into 2 or more products

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Calcium carbonate + heat ->

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Calcium oxide and carbon dioxide

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Calcium oxide symbol?

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CaO

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Calcium oxide is another name for

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Quick lime

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Quick lime is another name for

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Calcium oxide

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Calcium carbonate other name

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Limestone

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Calcium oxide and water equals

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Calcium hydroxide

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Calcium hydroxide

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Slaked lime

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Slaked lime

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Calcium hydroxide

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Calcium hydroxide symbol

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Ca(OH)2

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Calcium hydroxide and water equals

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Calcium hydroxide solution ( limewater )

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Lime water

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Calcium hydroxide solution

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Calcium hydroxide solution

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Limewater

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Calcium hydroxide solution + what -> calcium carbonate and water

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Carbon dioxide

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Limewater turns cloudy in the test for what?

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CO2

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What is used to test for CO2

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Limewater turns cloudy

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Does only limestone go through thermal decomposition?

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No , all other carbonates decompose in a similar way

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Describe an equation for thermal decomposition

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Metal carbonate — (heat) —> metal oxide + carbon dioxide

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Heating limestone with clay produces

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Cement

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Cement made how

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Heating limestone with clay

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Cement and sand and water and crushed rocks and aggregate

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Concrete

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Concrete

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Cement and sand and water and crushed rocks and aggregate

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Cement and sand and water

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Mortar

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Mortar

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Cement and sand and water

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Cement and sand and sodium carbonate

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Glass

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Glass

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Cement and sand and sodium carbonate

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Mortar advantages

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Holds bricks stones together strongly

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Disadvantages mortar

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Not harden quickly

Not able to be used with water present

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The strongest limestone based building material

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Concrete

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Uses of limestone name 3

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Toothpaste
Neutralise acidic soil and lakes
Building material

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