Carbon dioxide turns lime water milky.

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The correct option is A True
Carbon dioxide passed into limewater gives a milky solution. This is due to the insoluble suspension of calcium carbonate formed:

$C a (O H)_{2} (a q) + C O_{2} (g) \to C a C O_{3} (s) + H_{2} O (l)$

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