s -Block Elements
Industrial uses of lime, limestone, plaster of paris, cement
CaO
Preparation :
CaCO_{3}\xrightarrow[]{\Delta} CaO + CO_{2}
Ca(OH)_{2}\xrightarrow[]{\Delta} CaO + H_{2}O
Properties :
Uses : It is used in purification of sugar and dye stuffs
In the manufacture of Na2CO3 (Sodium carbonate)
Ca(OH)2
Preparation : CaO + H_{2}O\rightarrow Ca(OH)_{2}
Properties :
uses :
It is used in mortar preparation
It is used as disinfectant
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) :
Preparation : Ca(OH)_{2} + CO_{2}\rightarrow CaCO_{3}
Properties :
uses :
Building material i.e, marble
CaCO_{3} + MgCO_{3}\rightarrow is used as flux (to remove gangue as slag)
Mild abrasive in tooth paste.
Cosmetics
Calcium bicarbonate (Ca(HCO3)2) :
CaCO_{3} + H_{2}O + CO_{2} \rightarrow Ca(HCO_{3})_{2}
Properties : Ca(HCO_{3})_{2} \rightarrow CaCO_{3} + H_{2}O + CO_{2}
Calcium sulphate (CaSO4) :
Gypsum properties :
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