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Friday, September 28, 2012
Quicklime 1
I gathered 60g of chalk (more or less pure, dry calcium carbonate)
I put it in the
kiln
(cone 05) for 8 hrs at top temp
Results
The result weighed 34g
That is almost exactly the 33.6g we expected
The remainder may be unconverted chalk, absorbed water, or reabsorbed CO2
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