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GCSE Chemistry: Test for carbon dioxide

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  1. What is the chemical test for carbon dioxide?

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    Bubble the gas through (or shake it with) limewater; it turns milky (cloudy).

  2. What is limewater?

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    An aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide.

  3. What happens to limewater when carbon dioxide is bubbled through it?

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    It turns milky (cloudy).

  4. Limewater is an aqueous solution of ?.

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    calcium hydroxide

  5. When carbon dioxide is bubbled through limewater, the limewater turns ?.

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    milky

  6. Which gas turns limewater milky?

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    Carbon dioxide.

  7. Which solution is used to test for carbon dioxide gas?

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    Limewater (an aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide).

  8. What is the formula of the compound dissolved in limewater?

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    Ca(OH)₂ (calcium hydroxide).

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