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Lime water turns milky when CO2 (carbon dioxide) is passed thru it. So to test if a given liquid is lime water, then pass CO2 thru it, if it turns milky, d liquid is lime water...
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How do you perform the lime water test?
Lime water turns milky when CO2 (carbon dioxide) is passed through it. So to test if a given liquid is lime water, pass CO2 through it, if it turns milky, then it is limewater. You can reverse this chemical reaction by putting vinegar in it.
What chemical test could be used to confirm that the gas prodced in a chemical reaction is carbon dioxide?
The gas yielded from a chamical reaction should be allowed to pass through clean lime water. If the gas is CO2, it turns lime water milky by formation of CaCO3. This is the confirmatory test for CO2 gas
Why freshly prepared lime water used in experiments to test evolution of CO2?
Freshly prepared lime water is used in the evperiment to test the presence of CO2 in water because lime water turns milky when CO2 is present in water.
What is the name of carbon dioxide gas test?
Lime water test.
Why must lime water be transparent before using as a test?
Because when lime water is used to test for the presence of carbon dioxide, it will turn cloudy if the result is positive.
How do you know that the air breathed out contains carbon dioxide gas?
You can test it with the Lime Water test. If there is carbon dioxide in your breath then the Lime Water should turn cloudy.
What does limewater look like?
Lime water is a clear and colourless liquid, but when exposed to Carbon Dioxide, lime water turns into a milky solution.
How would you test or carbon dioxide?
add lime water to the air if the lime water turns cloudy then carbon dioxide is present
What is the standard test for CO2?
Get a test tube filled with lime water, then breathe into the test tube and if the lime water turns a milky white colour then there is carbon dioxide present!
How would you use lime water to test if there is carbon dioxide in your exhaled breath?
when lime water react with carbon dioxide,it turns milky.So, we have to take some lime water in a test tube and exhale 2 -3 times to the test tube through a bend tube. It will turn milky and that's why our exhaled breath is carbon dioxide.
How could we confirm that the gas generated was in fact Carbon dioxide?
Test it with lime water. If the lime water goes milky you have carbon dioxide.
What is a test to show that a gas is carbon dioxide?
Put the gas (CO2) in lime water. If the lime water changes colour, then it means that there is carbon dioxide in the gas depending on how fast the lime water changes colour
