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A solution reacts with crushed egg-shells to give a gas that turns lime-water milky. The solution contains

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The egg shells are made of calcium carbonate and the gas which turns lime water milky is carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide gas can be formed by the action of an acid solution on calcium carbonate (or egg shells). So, the solutio contains HCl (which is hydrochloric acid).
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