Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Calcium Carbonate(Limestone)
- Thermal Decomposition
- When it breaks down when heated strongly
- Sodium carbonate,magnesium carbonate and copper carbonate decompose the same way.
- Metals LOW on the reactivity series decompose EASILY
- Making Calcium Oxide
- Calcium Carbonate is heated strongly forming calcium oxide
- Making Calcium Hydroxide
- Calcium Oxide reacts with water forming calcium hydroxide
- Reactions with acids
- carbonates react with acid to make carbon dioxide
- carbon dioxide can be detected using limewater
- Calcium Hydroxide
- When limestones heated it decomposes the calcium carbonate
- forms calcium oxide
- reacts with water and forms calcium hydroxide
- used to neutralise excess acidity('cos it's an alkali)
- Cement, Mortar and Concrete
- cement
- made by heating powdered limestone with clay
- an ingredient in mortar and concrete
- mortar
- used to join bricks together
- made by mixing cement, sand and water
- concrete
- made by mixing cement, sand , water and aggregate(crushed rock)