Limestone Flashcards
What happens when limestone is heated
Thermally decomposes to make carbon dioixde and calcium oxide
What happens when calcium carbonate reacts with acid
It’s makes a calcium salt, carbon dioxide and water
When calcium oxide reacts with water what is produced
Calcium hydroxide
What can calcium hydroxide be used for
It is an alkali which can be used to neutralise acidic soil in fields
What can calcium hydroxide be used for
To test for CO2
How do you know if there’s carbon dioxide
Limewater is used as a test, The solution turns cloudy
What can limestone be used to make
Heated with clay- Cement
Cement mixed with sand to make mortar
Then makes concrete
What happens to limestone
It is quarried and can be used as a building material
What can limestone be damaged by
Acid rain
What is limestone
Calcium carbonate
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