Chemistry - Limestone

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What is limestone?
Limestone is mainly calcium carbonate and is formed from sea shells
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What is limestone used for?
Buildings like Cathedrals
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What is thermal decomposition?
When a substance is heated and begins to decompose.
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What does limestone produced after thermal decomposition?
When thermally decomposed limestone produces calcium oxide and carbon dioxide
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When calcium carbonate reacts with acid what is produced?
Calcium salt, Carbon dioxide and water
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What two substances react together to produce calcium hydroxide?
Calcium oxide and water
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What do you mix to get limewater?
Calcium hydroxide and water
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How can you test for co2?
Blow bubbles into the limewater and if it turns cloudy, Co2 is present
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Calcium hydroxide + Carbon dioxide = ?
Calcium carbonate + water
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How is cement produced?
Limestone is heated in a kiln with powdered clay
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How is mortar produced?
Cement is mixed with sand and water
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How is concrete made?
Cement is mixed with sand and aggregate
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What does quarrying limestone leave in the ground?
Large ugly holes that change the landscape
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What does quarrying destory for some animals?
Their habitats
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What does quarrying cause in scenic areas?
Loud noise and dust
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What does the transport of limestone cause?
Noise and pollution due to the large lorries
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What do cement factories cause?
Dust which leads to breathing problems
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What provides the energy to produce cement?
Burning fossil fuels
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What does limestone do to rivers and lakes affected by acid rain?
Limestone neutralizes acidity
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What is good about limestone as a material?
It is cheap, easy to cut out and more hard wearing than marble
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What is limestone used for?

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Buildings like Cathedrals

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What is thermal decomposition?

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What does limestone produced after thermal decomposition?

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When calcium carbonate reacts with acid what is produced?

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