Bordeaux Mixture and Slaked lime?

A bit confused. In your recipe for Bordeaux Mixture you state “Slaked lime is calcium oxide, and once introduced to water, it becomes calcium hydroxide.” But I thought calcium oxide (CaO) is ‘quicklime’ and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) is ‘slaked lime’ or ‘hydrated lime’. Calcium oxide is quite a reactive sustance and was used for rapidly decomposing corpses!

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 02/14/2020 @ 2:36 pm

You are right, and the article has been corrected.

Thanks for letting us know.

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