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Calcium carbonate (Lime stone) is heated.

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When calcium carbonate (Lime ston ) is heated at high temperature it decomposes to form quickilime and carbon dioxide gas .
`underset("Calcium carbonate" ) (CaCO_(3_((s))))rarrunderset("Quick lime ")(CaO_((s)))+underset("Carbon dioxide")(CO_(2_((g))))`
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