Quicklime vs Hydrated lime

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN QUICKLIME

v/s

HYDRATED LIME

DEFINITION

Quicklime is a Calcium Oxide

Hydrated lime is a Calcium Hydroxide

CHEMICAL FORMULA

CaO

Ca(OH)₂ DENSITY

Has a high density density (1g/cm³)

Has a light density than quicklime (0.5g/cm³)

REACTIVITY

More Reactive

Less Reactive

PRODUCTION

Produced by heating crushed limestone to around 1,100 degrees celsius

Produced when quicklime is mixed or slaked with water

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