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How would you prepare quick lime ?

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Quick lime is produced on a commercial scale by heating limestone in a lime kiln at 1173K
`CaCO_3toCaO+CO_2uparrow`
The reaction being reversible, `CO_2` is removed as soon as it is produced to enable the reaction to proceed to completion.
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