When carbon dioxide combines with lime water it turns lime water

Yellowish

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Bluish

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Milky

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Blackish

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Solution

The correct option is C
Milky

This is due to the insoluble suspension of calcium carbonate formed on passing carbon dioxide through lime water by this reaction :
$C a (O H)_{2} (a q) + C O_{2} (g) \to C a C O_{3} (s) + H_{2} O (l)$

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Why lime water turns milky when it gets exposed to carbon dioxide?

Statement 1- Lime water turns milky when air is passed through the solution.

Statement 2- Air contains carbon dioxide which turns lime water milky.

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