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When you make lime water why do you filter the calcium hydroxide?
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∙ 12y ago
The limewater is filtered so that the undissolved particles of calcium hydroxide do not make the limewater solution cloudy even before it is used to test for carbon dioxide gas. By filtering it, the limewater solution is made clear and colorless, which makes it easier to notice it becoming cloudier when carbon dioxide gas is bubbled through it.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoYou can use it to test for the presence of Carbon Dioxide (CO2). If you breathe out through a straw and bubble your breathe through lime water it turns a cloudy milky colour. This suggests that your exhaled breathe contains carbon dioxide.
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∙ 12y agoWiki User
∙ 14y agoit is used as a gas checker
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What is Calcium hydroxide solution?
lime water :)
What does CO2 and lime water make?
When carbon dioxide is passed throught lime water (calcium Hydroxide) it produces Calcium Carbonate.
What does calcium oxide produce when it reacts with water?
calcium oxide (quick lime) produces calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) when reacts with water.
What is the common name for calcium hydroxide solution?
Ca(OH)2 is also known as slaked lime.
What is the molecular formula for lime water?
the chemical name of limewater is saturated calcium hydroxide.
Does lime has calcium content?
yes it is found in lime yes it is found in lime.
Which base is presant in lime water?
Lime water is a solution of calcium hydroxide and so is basic. It has nothing to do with the fruit.
How The calcium hydroxide is formed?
Can I answer with a question? How is calcium hydroxide formed? What is "lime water"
What is the chemical CaOH 2?
Ca(OH)2 is calcium hydroxide, also known as slaked lime. It is highly alkaline (basic).
What is Calcium hydroxide solution?
lime water :)
What is slake lime?
Quicklime is calcium oxide - CaO and slaked lime is calcium hydroxide - Ca(OH)2. CaCO3--------------CaO + CO2 This reaction occur at high temperature; mixing calcium oxide with water, the hydroxide is obtained.
Does hydrogen form lime?
No. Lime is calcium oxide. Slaked lime is calcium hydroxide, which forms when lime is mixed with water.
What is the difference between slaked lime and lime water?
When you slake a lime an leave it for a few months, there will be a layer of water (providing you used a sufficient amount) ontop of the slaked lime putty. this water is limewater and is clear but contains tiny particles in suspension. The putty is what we refer to as slaked lime.
Is quick lime the same as the lime water?
No. Quicklime is calcium oxide a compound with the formula CaO. Lime water is calcium hydroxide or Ca(OH)2 dissolved in water, producing a very basic solution. Lime, will form lime water if it is dissolved in water though. Dry calcium hydroxide is known as slaked lime.
What is slaked lime made from?
Soda lime is a mixture containing principally of calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide. Soda lime absorbs carbon dioxide.
What is lime water and milk of magnesia?
lime water is calcium hydroxide - Ca(OH)2
What does CO2 and lime water make?
When carbon dioxide is passed throught lime water (calcium Hydroxide) it produces Calcium Carbonate.
