The constituent in lime which retard the slaking action and increase the rapidity of setting, is

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• Study the following statements. (i) Hydraulic lime is suitable for white washing, (ii) Fat lime is suitable for whitewashing, (iii) Hydraulic lime is suitable for making mortar, (iv) Fat lime is suitable for making mortar. The correct answer is
• The slaking of moderately hydraulic lime is scarcely noticeable.
• To retard the initial setting time of cement, the compound responsible, is
• For slaking of 10 kg of CaO, the theoretical amount of water is
• For slaking of 10 kg of CaO, the theoretical amount of water is
• Assertion A : Pure lime takes a long time to develop adequate strength. Reason R : Pure lime has slow hardening characteristics. Select your answer according to the coding system given below:
• Quick lime (or caustic lime)
• Quick lime (or caustic lime)
• The process of adding the required quantity of water to quick lime in order to convert it into hydrated lime, is known as
• The main constituent which imparts hydraulicity to hydraulic lime is