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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

What is plaster of paris.give its formula.?
Whatvare its uses? Explain with suitable examples?

Profile image of Jrishna
7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago
ypsum is a crystalline mineral of hydrated calcium sulphate (chemicalformulaCaSO4. 2H2O). ... A mixture of gypsum and water can be poured; the gypsum hardens as the water evaporates. In art gypsum is mainly used in the partly dehydrated form ofplaster of Paris(2CaSO4).