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What is the most dominant constituent of cement?(a) Silica(b) Lime(c) Magnesia(d) AluminaThe question was posed to me in a job interview.I want to ask this question from Ingredients of Cement in chapter Materials for Construction of Basic Civil Engineering

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The CORRECT answer is (b) Lime

The BEST explanation: Cement contains about 60-65% of lime.Silica CONSTITUTES 17-25%, ALUMINA 3-8% and magnesia 1-3%.



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