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How do you make calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) from Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and what are the equations.

Thermally decompose the calcium carbonate:CaCO₃-> CaO + CO₂Now mix the CaO with water:CaO + H₂O -> Ca(OH)₂

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Name the type of reaction that takes place when calcium carbonate is heated strongly?

This is called thermal decomposition. CaCO₃decomposes into calcium oxide (CaO) and Carbon Dioxide (CO₂).

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What was the Rutherford gold foil experiment

The rutherford gold foil experiment was an experiment the was done to determine the structure of the atom. In it a beam of alpha particles was shot at an extremely thin piece of gold foil and a detector w...

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What is convection?

Convection is a heat transfer process that occurs in fluids. During convection, hot, less dense fluids rise to the top of a system, whil...

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Describe a single covalent bond in terms of the electron distribution of the atoms involved.

Atoms involved in a covalent bond will share a pair of electrons in order to acheive a full outer shell in both atoms. Each atom will donate a single electron to the ...

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