Carbon dioxide reacts with limewater (a solution of calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH) 2), to form a white precipitate (appears milky) of calcium carbonate, CaCO 3. Adding more carbon dioxide results in the precipitate dissolving to form a colourless solution of calcium hydrogencarbonate.
Ca(OH) 2 +CO 2 →CaCO 3 +H 2 OWhen carbon dioxide is passed through lime water, it turns milky due to formation of white precipitate in form of calcium carbonate.