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Limestone and its uses. These are chalk cliffs made from a type of limestone formed from the shells of tiny sea plants.

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1 Limestone and its uses

2 These are chalk cliffs made from a type of limestone formed from the shells of tiny sea plants

3 Built from limestone blocks

4 Glass is made from limestone

5 These pipes are made of concrete- made from cement,sand,and water

6 Cement is made from limestone and clay

7 Heating Limestone in a Kiln

8 Making Quicklime Limestone breaks down quickly when we heat it strongly to make quicklime and carbon dioxide The equation Calcium carbonate calcium oxide + carbon dioxide This is called ___________ ____________

9 Making slaked lime Calcium oxide + water Calcium hydroxide A little slaked lime dissolves in water and carbon dioxide can be blown through to form calcium carbonate which turns the limewater cloudy Calcium hydroxide+ carbon dioxide calcium carbonate + water

10 Quicklime and slaked lime Mortar is made by mixing slaked lime with sand and water Mortar holds buildings together

11 The limestone cycle I


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