Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) is used in :

plastics and dyes

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fertilizers

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antacid

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white washing walls

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Solution

The correct option is C white washing walls
Calcium hydroxide is used in whitewashing. Whitewash cures through a reaction with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form calcium carbonate in the form of calcite, a reaction known as carbonation.

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