Calcium Oxide, CaO, Also Known as Quick Lime, Will React

question 13

Multiple Choice

Calcium oxide, CaO, also known as quick lime, will react with carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate, CaCO₃. Which species, if any, acts as a Lewis acid in the reaction?

• A) Ca²⁺
• B) O^2-
• C) CO₂
• D) CaCO₃
• E) None of the species acts as a Lewis acid in this reaction.

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Definitions:

Statoliths

Small granules, often made of calcium carbonate, found within certain cells associated with the detection of gravitational orientation in plants and some invertebrate animals.

Gravity-sensing Cells

Specialized cells in organisms that detect and respond to gravity, guiding growth and movement direction.

Organelles

Specialized structures within a cell that perform distinct processes necessary for the cell's life.

Triploid

An organism or cell having three sets of chromosomes, rather than the typical two sets found in diploids.