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Why does lime water turn milky when `CO_2` is bubbled through it ?

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When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water it turms milky due to the formation of calcium carbonate
` Ca(OH)_(2)+CO_(2)toCaCO_(3)+H_(2)O`
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