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Glass is made by heating a mixture of limestone, sand and sodium carbonate. As glass is a mixture of calcium silicate and sodium silicate.

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What does it make when you heat limestone sand and soda?

Heating a mixture of limestone (calcium carbonate), sand, and soda (sodium carbonate) will cause a chemical reaction that produces glass. This process is often used to make soda-lime glass, which is commonly used in windows, bottles, and glass containers.


Do you make glass from sand?

yes.you can make glass from sand, limestone and soda


How is limestone used in glass making?

it is mixed with sand and put under extreme heat


What raw material is used to make glass?

Limestone Sand


Does limestone make glass?

Glass is mainly sand- about 75%, but soda ash and limestone are usually added to that. Other ingredients can be added to change properties and colors.


What is added to limestone to make glass?

The main thing that is added to limestone is melted silica or sand. These two items react to create the end products of waste gas and glass.


How many pounds of limestone is needed to make one glass straw?

12


What does limestone make apart from cement?

Limestone can make glass, paper, chalk, sidewalks, garages, ballasts for railroad tracks, pyramids, toothpaste, fertilizer, floor tiles, and window sills.


Why is limestone used for making glass?

because its a cheap and there is plenty of limestoneAnswer:Limestone is one of the primary components of glass. When limestone (calcium carbonate CaCO3) and lime (CaOH)is heated with silica sand (SiO2) it makes a fluid solution not crystallize when it is cooled. This material is glass.


How is glass limestone?

it isn't lol


What is made with sand ash and limestone?

glass


How can you make water in a glass evaporate faster?

You can make water in a glass evaporate faster by increasing the temperature in the room, adding heat directly to the glass, increasing air circulation around the glass, or lowering the humidity in the room.