How can quick lime be prepared from slaked lime?

By cooling slaked lime

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By heating slaked lime

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By adding water

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None of these

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The correct option is C By heating slaked lime
Calcium oxide or Quick lime can be obtained from slaked lime by heating slaked lime to above $500^{o}$ C. Slaked lime them decomposes to give $C a O$ . The balanced equation can be written as-
$C a (O H)_{2}$ $=$ $C a O$ $+$ $H_{2} O$

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