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What is exactly dead-burnt lime, and why is less reactive than quicklime?
After calcium carbonate (lime rock) is heated in a kiln to form calcium oxide, it must be slaked (mixed with water) to form calcium hydroxide. This may occur right away in a sugar processing plant, or ...
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