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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Hydrated lime prepared by soaking quicklime in water forming [[calcium%20hydroxide|calcium hydroxide]]. When lime is slaked in air (air-slaked lime), it absorbs both water and carbon dioxide, forming a mixture of calcium hydroxide and [[calcium carbonate]]. | Hydrated lime prepared by soaking quicklime ([[calcium oxide]]) in water forming [[calcium%20hydroxide|calcium hydroxide]]. When lime is slaked in air (air-slaked lime), it absorbs both water and carbon dioxide, forming a mixture of calcium hydroxide and [[calcium carbonate]]. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
calcium hydroxide; hydrated lime; slack lime; cal apagada (Port.); air slaked lime; air-slaked lime | calcium hydroxide; hydrated lime; slack lime; cal apagada (Port.); air slaked lime; air-slaked lime; caustic lime; builder's lime; cal; pickling lime | ||
==Resources and Citations== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide Calcium hydroxide] | |||
* Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942 | * Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942 | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 14 September 2022
Description
Hydrated lime prepared by soaking quicklime (calcium oxide) in water forming calcium hydroxide. When lime is slaked in air (air-slaked lime), it absorbs both water and carbon dioxide, forming a mixture of calcium hydroxide and calcium carbonate.
Synonyms and Related Terms
calcium hydroxide; hydrated lime; slack lime; cal apagada (Port.); air slaked lime; air-slaked lime; caustic lime; builder's lime; cal; pickling lime
Resources and Citations
- Wikipedia: Calcium hydroxide
- 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