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What happens when
limestone is heated ​

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Limestone heated

When limestone is heated strongly, the calcium carbonate it contains absorbs heat (endothermic ) and decomposes to form calcium oxide. ... Calcium oxide (also known as quicklime) is a key ingredient in the making of cement and is also used to make certain types of plaster.

Burning Limestone

Burning limestone, which is calcium carbonate, gives you quick lime, calcium oxide. Mixed with water this produces slaked lime, calcium hydroxide. ... This is soft when first mixed, but with time absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and hardens as it reverts back to calcium limestone.

Limestone exposed to heat and pressure.

Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure of metamorphism. ... Under the conditions of metamorphism, the calcite in the limestone recrystallizes to form a rock that is a mass of interlocking calcite crystals.

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When limestone is heated strongly, the calcium carbonate it contains absorbs heat (endothermic ) and decomposes to form calcium oxide. Calcium oxide (also known as quicklime) is a key ingredient in the making of cement and is also used to make certain types of plaster.

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