What happens when water is added to quick lime?

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Solution

Chemical name of Quicklime is Calcium Oxide.

When Quick Lime reacts with Water we get Slaked lime[ Calcium Hydroxide] and enormous amount of heat is released.
So it is an exothermic reaction:

Chemical Equation :
Calcium oxide + water -------> Calcium Hydroxide + Heat

CaO(aq) +H2O(l) ------->Ca(OH)2 (aq)+Q

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