Q. Why calcium hydroxide is called lime?
Answer
The other name for calcium hydroxide is slake lime since it occurs as a product of coal-seam fires and in altered limestone xenoliths in volcanic ejects. The word lime originates with its earliest use as building mortar which was considered as sticking or adhering substance.
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