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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Outermost Layer

the external or surface layer of an object or structure.

Ureters

Long, slender, muscular tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

Glomerular Filtration

The process by which urine forms in the kidneys as blood moves through a tight ball of capillaries called the glomerulus.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

The portion of the renal tubule that is directly attached to the glomerular capsule and becomes the loop of Henle.