C1.2 0.0 / 5 ? ChemistryThe limestone cycleGCSEAQA Created by: michi_99xCreated on: 05-03-16 16:09 What is limestone? - shells, skeletons of sea creatures and coral from billions of years ago -building material -CaCO3 (calcium carbonate) 1 of 8 Process of limestone quarrying? -Drilling -Blasting -Crushing -Secondary Crushing -Sorting 2 of 8 How to minimise the disadvantages? - Quarry during the day -Use railways instead of lorries -Restrict size of quarry -Less but larger quarries 3 of 8 How to make quicklime? - Add heat to limestone -also produces CO2 -Calcium oxide (CaO) 4 of 8 What is thermal decomposition? It is when you break down a chemical by heating 5 of 8 How to make lots of quicklime? - In a furnace -Rortary Kiln -metal carbonate-> metal oxide + carbon dioxide 6 of 8 How to make slaked lime? - Add water to quicklime -Calcium hydroxide - Ca(OH)2 - add water to slaked lime- limewater - limewater + carbon dioxide -> limestone + Water -cloudy - add more Co2 to make it colourless 7 of 8 What are limestones' uses? - Cement- powdered limestone with clay -Mortar- mixture of cement and concrete - Concrete- water, rock, cement, gravel and sand -Glass- sodium carbonate + sand 8 of 8
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