Calcium hydroxide
CaH2O274.09 g/mol Calculated
Also called slaked lime, hydralime, builders' lime and calcium hydrate.
Slaked lime: the pickling lime that keeps cucumbers crisp, the base of lime mortar and plaster, and the paste used in a root canal.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
Calcium hydroxide on our curated lists.
Household
Garden and pest controlAdded by the maker
Sources and notes
- Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- CaH2O2
- Molecular weight
- 74.09 g/mol
- Polar surface areatopological
- 2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Complexity
- 2
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Everyday chemistry
- Family
- Inorganic compounds
- Product lists
- Garden and pest control
- Elements
- Calcium
- Size
- Under 100 g/mol
SMILES
[OH-].[OH-].[Ca+2]PubChem CID 14777 · Wikidata Q182849 · InChIKey AXCZMVOFGPJBDE-UHFFFAOYSA-L · Data refreshed
Questions
- What is Calcium hydroxide?
- Slaked lime: the pickling lime that keeps cucumbers crisp, the base of lime mortar and plaster, and the paste used in a root canal.
- Where is Calcium hydroxide found?
- Calcium hydroxide is in these product groups: garden and pest control. from source
- What kind of molecule is Calcium hydroxide?
- Calcium hydroxide has the formula CaH2O2 and a molecular weight of 74.09 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under inorganic compounds, in the everyday chemistry group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- What else is Calcium hydroxide called?
- Calcium hydroxide is also called slaked lime, hydralime, builders' lime and calcium hydrate. from source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09
Keep exploring
Sources and notes
- Similar in shapecomputedRDKit Morgan/TanimotoNeighbours by structural fingerprint; the sentence names the chemical groups the two share.
- The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit