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What is Soda Lime and its Formula

Answer: CaO or sodium hydroxide are combined to make soda lime. CaHNaO2 is the elemental formula. 

Soda lime is remarkable in that it can absorb moisture from the air. It also absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere. As a result, it’s utilised to make gas masks. 

Soda-lime is a crystalline compound that is white to greyish-white in colour and is made up of Cao and Salt or Potash hydroxyl (both corrosive substances). Soda-lime is non – combustible & miscible in water, releasing heat in the process, resulting in an exothermic reaction. Both flesh and metals are corroded by it.