What happens when carbon dioxide gas is bubbled through lime water?

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When carbon dioxide gas $(C O_{2})$ is bubbled through lime water, it reacts with the carbon hydroxide to produce calcium carbonate.
$C a (O H)_{2} + C O_{2} \to C a C O_{3} + H_{2} O$
now, calcium carbonate $C a C O_{3}$ is insoluble in water, it will precipitate from solution as it forms.

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