Question

Write the chemical name of the white insoluble solid formed on the reaction of carbon dioxide with lime water.

Answer 1

• The chemical name of the white insoluble substance formed on the reaction of carbon dioxide with lime water is calcium carbonate-${\mathrm{CaCO}}_3$
• The reaction between carbon dioxide and lime is given below:

$\mathrm{Ca}{\left(\mathrm{OH}\right)}_{2\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}+{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to {\mathrm{CaCO}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$