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Total cards: 4•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
how is lime/calcium oxide produced
Back (Answer)
by the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate or limestone
#2
Front (Question)
what is slaked lime
Back (Answer)
adding water to lime gives us calcium hydroxide which is called slaked lime
#3
Front (Question)
uses of lime and slaked lime
Back (Answer)
• treat acidic soils - neutralise acidic industrial waste products (desulphurisation of acidic flue gases from power stations)
#4
Front (Question)
uses of calcium carbonate
Back (Answer)
• used in the manufaccture of cement - used in the extraction of iron, to remove acidic impurities such as silica from the ore to produce slag