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When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water, it turns milky. Why?


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The cause of lime water turning into milky:

  1. Calcium oxide is the chemical formula for pure lime.
  2. It is also known as quicklime because of its chemical properties and ease of manufacture.
  3. It is an important industrial chemical.
  4. Limewater is made by combining calcium hydroxide with water and removing any excess undissolved solute.
  5. Lime water is calcium hydroxide.
  6. When carbon dioxide gas is briefly passed through it, it turns milky.
  7. It is due to the formation of calcium carbonate.
  8. The reaction is
    Ca(OH)2(aq)+CO2(g)CaCO3+H2O(l)

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