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Calcium hydroxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula Ca( OH)2. It is a colorless crystal or white powder, is created when calcium oxide (called lime, but unrelated to the citrus fruit) is slaked with water; a traditional name for calcium hydroxide is slaked lime. It is also called hydrated lime.If heated, calcium hydroxide decomposes into calcium oxide and water. It is soluble in water and the solution, called lime water, is a medium strong base reacting violently with acids and attacking many metals in presence of water.
Calcium hydroxide is mainly used as a form of lime, in water and sewage treatment and improvement of acid soils. Its strong basic properties also give it varied uses, such as creating milk of lime and in leather tanning.
It is also used as whitewash, mortar, and plaster.
An overdose of calcium hydroxide includes many dangerous symptoms, including difficulty breathing, gastrointestinal bleeding, hypotensionIn physiology and medicine, hypotension refers to an abnormally low blood pressure. It is often associated with shock, though not necessarily indicative of it. Causes Orthostatic hypotension is a common cause of low blood pressure, resulting from a sudden, and a severe change in blood pHAlternate uses: see Ph pH (potential (of) hydrogen) is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in a solution and, therefore, its acidity or alkalinity. The concept was introduced by S. Sorensen in 1909. The p stands for the German potenz mean, which is damaging to the internal organs.
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