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Limestone Flashcards

1
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What is limestone needed for?

A

Making glass, cement and concrete

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What is limestone used for?

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In farming to neutralise soil acidity, and so increase the pH of the soil; in industry, producing iron and steel and when building roads

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3
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How is limestone extracted from the ground?

A

Quarrying

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4
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What happens to calcium carbonate on heating?

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It undergoes thermal decomposition to for

m calcium oxide

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5
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What is another term for calcium oxide that is produced by thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate?

A

Quicklime

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What is also released on the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate, forming calcium oxide?

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Carbon dioxide

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7
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How does calcium oxide react with water?

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Exothermically

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What is created when calcium oxide reacts with water?

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Calcium hydroxide

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9
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What is another term for calcium hydroxide, produced by reacting calcium oxide with water?

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Slaked lime

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Describe the appearance before, during and after copper carbonate being heated strongly

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Before: green

During: solid, turning black

After: Black

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Describe the appearance before, during and after calcium carbonate being strongly heated

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Before: White

During:

After: White

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Name the carbonates, in order, that decompose from quickest to slowest

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Copper carbonate, calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate

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13
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What gas is formed when carbonates decompose?

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Carbon dioxide

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14
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How is limestone used in the production of iron?

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It reacts with impurities to produce slag

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15
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What happens when water is added to calcium oxide?

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It steams and expands, and heat is given off

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16
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What colour does universal indicator turn when calcium hydroxide is added?

17
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What is formed when limewater reacts with carbon dioxide?

A

Calcium carbonate and water

18
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What happens if more carbon dioxide is added to limewater? Why?

A

The solution becomes transparent again as the calcium carbonate has reacted to become calcium hydrogen carbonate

19
Q

Give a social advantage and disadvantage of quarrying

A

Advantage: Provides jobs for local people

Disadvantage: Creates noise and pollution dust

20
Q

Give an economic advantage and disadvantage of quarrying

A

Advantage: Building is an important part of Britain’s economy

Disadvantage: None

21
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Give an environmental advantage and disadvantage of quarrying

A

Advantage: Disused quarries can be used as landfill sites

Disadvantage: Quarrying scars the landscape

22
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What is limestone?

A

A rock formed mainly of calcium carbonate, CaCO3

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