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When water is added to quick lime, the reaction is


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a

Explosive

b

Endothermic

c

Exothermic

d

Photochemical 

answer is C.

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When water is added to quick lime, the reaction is exothermic.
“Exothermic reaction is the reaction in which energy is released in the form of heat or light”. In this reaction, energy is transferred in the surroundings. When quicklime is added to the water, it forms slaked lime with the evolution of heat. Its reaction is given as follows:
CaO+H2OCa(OH)2
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