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limewater

Common name for a dilute solution of slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2). In chemistry, it is used to detect the presence of carbon dioxide.

If a gas containing carbon dioxide is bubbled through limewater, the solution turns milky owing to the formation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Continued bubbling of the gas causes the limewater to clear again as the calcium carbonate is converted to the more soluble calcium hydrogencarbonate (Ca(HCO3)2).



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The specimens are cured in limewater until they achieve a strength of 20 MPa, and are then placed in the sodium sulfate solution.
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