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It is a base as it is a solution of calcium hydroxide.
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Is Lime Water an Acid?
no...it's a base.
Why is lime added to acidic lakes?
Lime is a strong base. When you add a base to an acid it turns it neutral. So by adding the lime to the water after a while it'll turn into precipitation itself and neutralize the acid. This is also known as acid-base neutralization.
Is lime away a acid or base?
A lime with calcium hydroxide is a base.
Is lime a base or a acid?
The fruit known as a lime is acidic it contains citric acid. The substance lime, sometimes called quicklime, is calcium oxide and is a base.
Is lime juice an acid or base?
lime juice is an acid, not a base
What type of reaction takes place between lime and the acid?
If u add water to lime it will be lime water which is base thus when acid reacts with base then that will be "neutralization reaction". And formation of salt and water will take place. It will be exothermic in nature.
Is lime water alkali?
Lime water contains citric acid. So it is an acid substance.
Can limestone be used to lower water PH?
No, lime is a base chemical not an acid compound. Acids lower Ph, base raises Ph. Besides limestone is s stone not lime.
Is lemon lime punch an acid or a base?
no
Lime is acid or base?
Lime is calcium hydroxiode. So it is basic in nature.
Is lime the opposite of acid?
A lime itself contains citric acid, so it is acidic. Base is actually the opposite of acid. Ca(OH)2 is sometimes referred to as lime, and this is basic (the opposite of acid)
Is quick lime an acid?
Quick lime is a base. It reacts vigourously with water (hence the term "quick" living, as "quick and the dead") CaO + H2O -> CaOH + OH-
