Thus, for instance, calcium peroxide is related to hydrogen peroxide in exactly the same way as calcium oxide or lime is related to water.
Only a few of the oxides, like silica (oxide of silicon) and lime (calcium oxide) resist the reducing action of charcoal.
If a given element form but one basic oxide, it is termed the oxide; for example, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, potassium oxide.
Calcium Oxide is a compound left after the burning of limestone, and is known as fresh burned lime, or quick lime.
When heat is applied under right conditions the carbon dioxide, CO2, is driven off, and there remains CaO, which is calcium oxide, called fresh burned lime.
It combines with water to form magnesium hydroxide, but much more slowly and with the production of much less heat than in the case of calcium oxide.
If directed against some infusible substance like ordinary lime (calcium oxide), the heat is so intense that the lime becomes incandescent and glows with a brilliant light.
Hitherto, for the sake of simplicity, the by-product in the preparation of acetylene has been described as calcium oxide or quicklime.
In other words, as the temperature rises, the heat of hydration of calcium oxide diminishes, and calcium hydroxide becomes constantly a less stable material.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "calcium oxide" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
