Write the word equation for the following and identify the reactants and the products in the reaction.
Adding water to quicklime (calcium oxide).

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Solution

Dissolution of quicklime in water-
When water is added to quicklime(calcium oxide), a lot of heat energy is produced along with calcium hydroxide.
$\underset{Calcium oxide}{CaO} + \underset{Water}{H_{2} O} \to \underset{Calcium hydroxide}{Ca {(OH)}_{2}} + heat$

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