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Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 2 (Q.No. 12)

Building Materials

12.

Quick lime (or caustic lime)

is obtained by the calcination of pure lime stone

has great affinity to moisture

is amorphous

All the above.

Answer: Option

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Depp said: 9 years ago

What is quick lime?

Kamsastra said: 9 years ago

What is amorphous?

VIJAY said: 8 years ago

I think the Non-cristal structure that known as amorphous.

Absarrus said: 8 years ago

Quick lime has the chemical formula CaO. It is used for increasing alkalinity in water. I think Amorphous means powdery nature.

G.Suriya prakash said: 8 years ago

A structure which is does not appears on a particular shape is called as an amorphous.

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Mahendra said: 6 years ago

Thank @Suriya.

Sajjad Ahmed said: 9 months ago

What is quick lime? Explain it.

Mehboob said: 4 months ago

Amorphous means no crystalline structure.

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