Calcium oxide solubility

Calcium Oxide is a chemical compound of calcium and oxygen. The common name for Calcium oxide is Quicklime. The video below shows facts and chemical properties as well as chemical reaction of Calcium oxide from Calcium Carbonate. Calcium oxide is soluble in water.

Common calcium oxide uses

You may have heard of the uses of Calcium oxide such as in Calcium oxide battery or the silver Calcium oxide battery. Other common Calcium compounds are Calcium bromine oxide and Calcium phosphate.

Calcium oxide reaction with carbon dioxide

When Calcium carbonate is heated, a chemical reaction that produces Calcium oxide and carbon dioxide occurs. CaO is the chemical formula for Calcium oxide. When Calcium oxide powder is added to distilled water, a chemical compound Calcium hydroxide or slaked lime is formed. Calcium oxide is a basic oxide which turns litmus paper blue.