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What is slake lime?

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Quicklime is calcium oxide - CaO and slaked lime is calcium hydroxide - Ca(OH)2.

CaCO3--------------CaO + CO2

This reaction occur at high temperature; mixing calcium oxide with water, the hydroxide is obtained.

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Slaked lime is calcium hydroxide or Ca(OH)2 It is a formed by reacting Calcium oxide or quicklime (CaO) with water.

It is a strong base.

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slaking of lime is a chemical change that occur when water is added to the lime,and this does not occur in cement.

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Lime is calcium oxide.

Quicklime is anhydrous calcium oxide.


Slake lime is calcium hydroxide--add water to calcium oxide and it turns into calcium hydroxide.

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