Limestone and Building Materials Flashcards
what is the chemical symbol for calcium carbonate
CaCO3
what is needed to turn limestone into quick lime
Heat
what is the chemical name for quicklime
calcium oxide
what is the chemical symbol for calcium oxide
CaO
what is added to quicklime to make slaked lime
water
what is the chemical name for slaked lime
calcium hydroxide
what is the chemical symbol for calcium hydroxide
Ca(OH)2
how can we turn slaked lime back into limestones
add CO2
we can dissolve slaked lime in water to form what
limewater (aqueous)
how is limewater made back into calcium carbonate
add CO2
what can be added to limestone to make cement
clay
when sand is added to cement what is the product
mortar
when small stones are added to mortar what does this create
concrete
what is added to concrete to make reinforced concrete
steel
sulphuric acid causes acid rain. Why can this be a problem to some buildings
some buildings are made from limestone, which is dissolved by acid rain