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Common name for calcium oxide?​

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Answer:

Quicklime.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calcium oxide (
CaO) derives from calcium carbonate (
CaCO_(3), basically calcite) after being calcinated (having
CO_(2) removed) and therefore leaving us with 1 Calcium and 1 oxygen atom.

We use the term "lime" to refer to any calcium-based mineral, whereas the term "quicklime" is used to refer specifically to
CaO.

Hope it helped,

BiologiaMagister

User Chris Sedlmayr
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Lime probably i think
User PierreOlivier
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