Question 17
What happens when
(i) magnesium is burnt in air
(ii) quick lime is heated with silica
(iii) chlorine reacts with slaked lime
(iv) calcium nitrate is heated ?

(iii) When chloride is added to slaked lime, it gives bleaching powder.
Ca(OH)2 + Cl2
CaOCl2 + H2O
Bleaching powder
(iv) Calcium nitrate, on heating, decomposes to give calcium oxide.
2Ca(NO3)2(s)
2CaO(s) + 4 NO2(g) + O2(g)