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Why calcium oxide react with silica to form calcium silicate?
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Calcium oxide is a metallic oxide which reacts with the non metal oxide i.e. silica ( silicon dioxide) to form a salt .
It forms calcium silicate because Calcium a metal acts as cation and the oxide of non metals acts as anions in the salt.
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Calcium oxide is a metallic oxide which reacts with the non metal oxide i.e. silica ( silicon dioxide) to form a salt .
It forms calcium silicate because Calcium a metal acts as cation and the oxide of non metals acts as anions in the salt.
Regards
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