Limestone Flashcards
Positives of quarrying limestone
Provides jobs
Boosts local economy
Use of products
Limestone equation
CaCO3
Quick lime equation
CaO
Slaked lime equation
Ca(OH)2
Lime cycle
Lime stone > heated > quick lime > water added > slaked lime > exposed to air > limestone
Thermal decomposition equation
Calcium carbonate > calcium oxide + carbon dioxide
Water added equation
Calcium oxide + water > calcium hydroxide
Air equation
Calcium hydroxide + carbon dioxide > calcium carbonate + water
Thermal decomposition
When a gas is given off when elements are separated using heat
The more ______ a metal the ______ it is to decompose
Reactive
Harder
Hydroxide acid gives a _____
Chloride
Sulphuric acid gives a _____
Sulphite
Nitric acid gives a _____
Nitrate
Negatives of quarrying limestone
Loss of habitat
Deforestation
Increasing traffic