Lime (calcium oxide) is produced in very large quantities in a lime kiln. The equation for the

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Lime (calcium oxide) is produced in very large quantities in a lime kiln. The equation for the reaction is:

CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g)

a. How much limestone would be needed to produce 61.60 tonnes of lime? (Ar: C = 12; O = 16; Ca = 40)

b. Why is the carbon dioxide swept out of the lime kiln?

c. Give three uses of lime.

d. (i) What problems are associated with the large-scale quarrying of limestone? 

(ii) What steps have been taken to overcome or reduce the problems you have outlined in (i)?

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Chemistry

ISBN: 9781444176445

3rd Edition

Authors: Bryan Earl, Doug Wilford

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