Answer: When limewater is bubbled with carbon dioxide gas, it produces a white solid calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitate as it combines with calcium hydroxide solution or limewater. As a result, the solution gets cloudy resulting in the conversion of lime water into milky water. This experiment is performed to show lime water as a carbon dioxide gas indicator.
The chemical reaction is as follows:
Ca(OH) 2Lime water +CO2CaCO3 white ppt. +H2O
Thus, carbon dioxide is the gas due to which the lime water turns milky.