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You have brushed the wall with an aqueous suspension of Ca(OH)2. After two days the wall turned to white colour.
What are the steps involved in whitewashing the walls?
Write the balanced chemical reactions using appropriate symbols.

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Solution

Calcium hydroxide is formed when water and calcium oxide are combined together.
CaO+H2OCa(OH)2
When calcium hydroxide is painted on the walls and left for 2 days a layer of calcium carbonate is formed on the walls, which gives a white and shiny appearance to the walls. This is because of the reaction of calcium hydroxide with carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate and water
Ca(OH)2+CO2CaCO3+H2O
This equation is already balanced.

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