Why is the reaction between calcium oxide and silicon dioxide neutralization? [closed]








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I get that calcium oxide is a basic oxide and silicon dioxide is acidic. However by definition, neutralization is "when an acid and a base react to form water and a salt and involves the combination of $\ce{H+}$ ions and $\ce{OH-}$ ions to generate water". Yet I don't see any water as a product when calcium silicate is formed.


$$\ce{CaO(s) + SiO2(s)-> CaSiO3(l)}$$


So since water is not a product, how can it be considered neutralization? Or if it isn't neutralization, what sort of reaction is it?


