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What happens when quick lime is added to water?

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Calcium hydroxide(or slaked lime) is formed accompained by a hissing sound.So much heat is evolved during the reaction that the reaction mixture starts boiling.The chemical equation for the reaction is:

CaO+H2OCa(OH)2 + Heat


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