Difference between revisions of "Slaked lime"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Hydrated lime prepared by soaking quicklime in water | + | Hydrated lime prepared by soaking quicklime in water forming [[calcium%20hydroxide|calcium hydroxide]]. When it is dried in air (air-slaked lime), it also absorbs carbon dioxide producing both calcium carbonate and calcium hydroxide. See also [[lime]], and [[calcium oxide]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | calcium hydroxide; hydrated lime; slack lime; cal apagada (Port.) | + | calcium hydroxide; hydrated lime; slack lime; cal apagada (Port.); air slaked lime; air-slaked lime |
==Physical and Chemical Properties== | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 8 September 2022
Description
Hydrated lime prepared by soaking quicklime in water forming Calcium hydroxide. When it is dried in air (air-slaked lime), it also absorbs carbon dioxide producing both calcium carbonate and calcium hydroxide. See also Lime, and Calcium oxide.
Synonyms and Related Terms
calcium hydroxide; hydrated lime; slack lime; cal apagada (Port.); air slaked lime; air-slaked lime
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Density = 1.3-1.4
Resources and Citations
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=1.3-1.4