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How to extract CaO from eggshells?

How to extract CaO from eggshells?

Calcium oxide --> CaO

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    egg shells are mostly calcium carbonate. to get the CaO out just heat the shells and the Carbonate breaks down producing CO2 and CaO. if you wash all the egg parts off like the membrane etc and do this the sample will be quite pure

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