How is quick lime prepared on a commercial scale? How is it converted into slaked lime?
How will you distinguish between:
(i) Slaked lime (ii) Milk of lime (iii) Lime water?
(i) Slaked lime: It is a white amorphous solid formed when quicklime is added to water.
(ii) Milk of lime: It is the suspension of slaked lime in water.
(iii) Lime water: When milk of lime is kept for some time undisturbed in a beaker and the solution formed on the surface is decanted. It is called lime water.
What is the effect of heat on the following compounds? (Write equations for the reactions):
(i) Calcium Carbonate
(ii) Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
(iii) Gypsum
(iv) Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate