lime juice in salt instead of sugar is it good for health
Lime water can be used to detect the presence of carbon dioxide as it reacts with carbon dioxide producing a precipitate of calcium carbonate: Ca(OH)2 (aq) + CO2 (g) → CaCO3 (s) + H2O (l) The formation of the precipitate is basically showing you that carbon dioxide was produced by the respiring roots.
I would not expect water having been microwaved to have any effect on its ability to provide a viable medium for germination of seeds. All microwaves do is heat the water up. Microwaving the seeds would prevent them from germinating because the heat from the microwaves will denature the proteins in the germ. This is no different from heating them conventionally. The only case I can think of where seeds will not germinate in microwaved water is if the water is boiling when the seeds go in - and therefore end up cooked. Your boss's wife is not necessarily an idiot - just poorly informed. People buy these antenna shield things for their mobile phones, wear copper bracelets for rheumatism and believe that Princess Diana's death was the result of a government conspiracy rather than her driver have alcohol in his bloodstream, driving way too fast in a tunnel and her not wearing a seat belt. Perhaps it's better just to consider your boss's wife as a vector for this particular meme.
