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Which gas would you test for with limewater?

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Which gas would you test for with limewater?

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The gas you would test for with limewater is carbon dioxide. Here are the steps:

  1. Collect the gas you want to test in a clean, dry test tube.

  2. Prepare some limewater in a separate test tube. Limewater is a solution of calcium hydroxide in water.

  3. Using a delivery tube, bubble the gas you are testing through the limewater.

  4. Observe the limewater carefully. If it turns milky or cloudy, then the gas you are testing is carbon dioxide. This is because carbon dioxide reacts with the calcium hydroxide in the limewater to form calcium carbonate, which is insoluble in water and appears as a milky precipitate.

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