LO: Know that limestone is calcium carbonate and that it is quarried. Know that, when heated, limestone becomes
calcium oxide giving off carbon dioxide. Know that calcium oxide reacts with water to make calcium hydroxide.
Animals, Rock, Calcium Carbonate, Limestone, Quarrying
________________ is a _______________ which was formed many years ago from crushed __________.
The chemical name for limestone is ______________________ the chemical formula is CaCO3. Limestone is
used to make many everyday items, such as bathroom tiles, chalk, bricks and cement. To get limestone from
the Earth we have to dig for it, this is called ______________.
Thermal Decomposition of Limestone
1. What happens when you add water to calcium oxide?
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2. Write a word equation for the chemical reaction between calcium oxide and water.
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Limestone
CARBON DIOXIDE
HEAT
___________ + __________
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WATER
LOTS OFWATER
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