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96) Quick lime is a

  • (a) carbonate of lime
  • (b) oxide of calcium
  • (c) product left immediately after the calcination of pure limestone
  • (d) lime quickly treated with water

97) The chemical formula for lime is

  • (a) CaCO3
  • (b) CaO
  • (c) CaO2
  • (d) Ca2O3

98) The lime which consists almost entirely of calcium oxide, is called

  • (a) poor lime
  • (b) rich lime
  • (c) hydraulic lime
  • (d) limestone

99) The lime which contains more than 30% of clayey impurities in the form of silica, alumina and iron oxide, is known as

  • (a) poor lime
  • (b) rich lime
  • (c) hydraulic line
  • (d) limestone

100) Eminently hydraulic lime is one in which the percentage of silica, alumina and iron oxide is

  • (a) 5 to 10%
  • (b) 10 to 25%
  • (c) 25 to 30%
  • (d) 30 to 40%

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