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calcium hydroxide |
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calcium hydroxideWhite solid, slightly soluble in water. A solution of calcium hydroxide is called limewater and is used in the laboratory to test for the presence of carbon dioxide. It is manufactured industrially by adding water to calcium oxide (quicklime) in a strongly exothermic reaction: It is used to reduce soil acidity and as a cheap alkali in many industrial processes. |
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Tests also detected hydrogen sulfide gas and hydrated lime was found on the property, he said. Unlike garden lime, hydrated lime (builder's lime) is heated to a high temperature (similar to cement) to change its molecular structure. Ohashi confirms this, but he points out that hydrated lime couldn't legally be used against frogs unless it were to receive federal approval as a pesticide. |
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