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    Limestone undergoes thermal decomposition when heated to produce quicklime and carbon dioxide. Quicklime then reacts with water to produce slaked lime, completing the limestone cycle. This cycle is important in cement production, where limestone is used along with clay to make cement, which is then combined with sand and water to make mortar or concrete.

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    Limestone undergoes thermal decomposition when heated to produce quicklime and carbon dioxide. Quicklime then reacts with water to produce slaked lime, completing the limestone cycle. This cycle is important in cement production, where limestone is used along with clay to make cement, which is then combined with sand and water to make mortar or concrete.

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    Carbonates

    The Limestone Cycle

    ● Quicklime (Calcium oxide) and slaked lime (Ca(OH)2) can be produced from
    limestone (Calcium carbonate)
    *These reactions make up the limestone cycle, Which happens to be
    important in the process of how cement is applied and how it sets.
    ● The formation of quicklime from limestone uses THERMAL
    DECOMPOSITION- Which means heat is used to breakdown calcium carbonate
    into calcium oxide and Carbon dioxide.
    THIS REACTION IS AN ENDOTHERMIC REACTION
    *Calcium carbonate + heat ⟶ Calcium oxide + Carbon dioxide
    *CaCO3(s) ⟶ CaO(s) + CO2(g)
    This process is carried out in lime kilns.
    ● Once all the calcium carbonate has been converted into calcium oxide, The
    calcium oxide reacts with water and forms slaked lime.
    *CaO(s) + H2O(l) ⟶ Ca(OH)2(s)
    ● Limestone is used in the manufacturing of iron and cement
    ● Quicklime and slaked lime can be used for:
    *Treating acidic soil
    *Neutralising acidic industrial waste product
    Cement is made with clay and limestone.
    Mortar is made from cement, sand and water.
    Concrete is made from sand water and rock.

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