Limestone Flashcards
What is Limestone used for?
Made into blocks for building
What is produced when calcium carbonate is thermally decomposed?
Calcium oxide
Carbon dioxide
What is thermal decomposition?
Breaks something down
Using heat
What is Limestone?
Calcium Carbonate
What is calcium carbonate?
CaCO3
What happens to calcium carbonate when it is heated?
It thermally decomposes to make calcium oxide and carbon dioxide
What is produced when calcium carbonate reacts with sulfuric acid?
Calcium sulfate
Carbon dioxide
Water
What is produced when calcium oxide is added to water?
Calcium hydroxide
What is calcium hydroxide?
Alkali
What can calcium hydroxide be used for?
Neutralise acidic soil faster than limestone
What can calcium hydroxide be used to test for?
Carbon dioxide
What is the test for carbon dioxide?
Make solution of calcium hydroxide in water
Bubble gas through it
If the solution goes cloudy there is carbon dioxide
How is cloudiness caused in the test for carbon dioxide?
By the formation of calcium carbonate
How can you make cement?
Powdered limestone heated in a kiln with powdered clay
How can mortar be made?
Cement mixed with sand and water