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lime water turns milky when carbon dioxide gas passed through it and on further exposure to carbon dioxide the milkiness disappear, why​

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Resultant carbon dioxide passed through limewater in the right tube, producing a milky solution due to precipitation of the insoluble suspension of calcium carbonate: ... The milkiness disappears since calcium bicarbonate is water-soluble.

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