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When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water, it turns milky. Why?

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Lime water ( calcium hydroxide) combines with carbon dioxide to form a suspension of calcium carbonate which makes-lime water milky. `Ca(OH)_2+CO_2(g)toCaCO_3+H_2O`
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