Question

Define plaster of Paris ? and it's formula ​

Answer 1

Plaster of Paris is Calcium Sulphate hemihydrate.

It's formula is CaSO4.½H2O

It undergoes chemical reaction with water to form Gypsum...

CaSO4.½H2O + 3/2H2O ----> CaSO4.2H2O

Answer 2

Hi Mate,

a hard white substance made by the addition of water to powdered and partly dehydrated gypsum, used for holding broken bones in place and making sculptures and casts.

the the formula of plaster of paris is:CaSO4. 2H2O

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