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How Plaster of Paris is formed? Write its functions.

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Answered by Anonymous
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ᴩʟᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴩᴀʀɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴩʀᴇᴩᴀʀᴇᴅ ʙy ʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɢyᴩꜱᴜᴍ [ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟʟy ᴄᴀʟᴄɪᴜᴍ ꜱᴜʟᴩʜᴀᴛᴇ ᴅɪʜyᴅʀᴀᴛᴇ (ᴄᴀꜱᴏ4.2ʜ2ᴏ)] ᴀᴛ 373 ᴋ. ᴏɴ ʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ 373 ᴋ, ɢyᴩꜱᴜᴍ ʟᴏꜱᴇꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴩʟᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴩᴀʀɪꜱ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴄᴀʟᴄɪᴜᴍ ꜱᴜʟᴩʜᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴇᴍɪʜyᴅʀᴀᴛᴇ..
ᴜꜱᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ
1) It is used in making toys, materials for decoration and for making smooth surfaces.

2) It is used in surgical bandages by doctors for supporting fractured bones in the right position.

3) It is used in making casts of statues, moulds for pottery and ceramics. It is also used in building material. 

4) It is used in dentistry. 

Answered by Ajeesha15
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On heating gypsum at 373K, it lose water molecules and becomes Calcium sulphate hemihydrate.This is called Plaster of Paris.

Plaster of Paris is a white powder and on mixing with water it changes into gypsum once again giving a hard solid mass,the substance which doctors use as plaster for supporting fractured bones in the right position.

Plaster of Paris is used for making toys, materials for decoration,for making surfaces smooth and to support fractured bones.
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