Question

Calcium oxide is sometimes very challenging to store in the chemistry laboratory. This compound reacts with moisture in the air and is converted to calcium hydroxide. If a bottle of calcium oxide is left on the shelf too long, it gradually absorbs moisture from the humidity in the laboratory. Eventually, the bottle cracks and spills the calcium hydroxide that has been produced. Write the unbalanced chemical equation for this process. (Omit states-of-matter in your answer.)

Answer 1

CaO + H20 -> Ca(OH)2

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Calcium oxide absorbed moisture (water vapors ) from the air and forms calcium hydroxide as a product which why it is stored in dry place in a chemistry laboratory.

The chemical reaction between calcium oxide and moisture is given as:

`CaO+H_2O\rightarrow Ca(OH)_2`

According to stoichiometry, 1 mole of calcium oxide reacts with 1 mole of water vapors to give 1 mole of calcium hydroxide.