I 10 uses of plaster of Paris Hi
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2.It is called plaster of Paris because it is obtained from gypsum and is found in Paris
3. It is obtained by heating gypsum
4. It is used for plastering fractured bones.
5. It is used in making toys.
6. It is used in making casts for statue toys etc.
7. It is used for making blackboard chalks.
8. It is used in dentistry.
9. It is used in laboratories.
10. It is a white powder.
• Plaster of Paris is a building material that is used as a protective coating on walls and ceilings.
• It is also used as a moulding and casting agent for decorative elements.
• It is used to give aesthetic finishing touches to the buildings.
• In the medical department, plaster is used in orthopaedics to put casts around fractured bones. This stiff casts will help the bone heal and become like earlier.
• It is used to make historical monuments and structures.
• It is also used in the fresco painting. It is used to make replicas as it will not shrink even when it is sunk in water.
• Plaster of Paris is used to make sculptures and metal castings used as decorative in buildings.
• It is also used in buildings to avoid fire hazards as Plaster of Paris is fire resistant.
• It is used as a coating on wood and metal structures to avoid any fire accidents.
• Plaster is used to prepare for radiotherapy during production of individualized immobilization shells for patients.
• It is also used in dentistry to make moulds of the teeth to be replaced.
• Plaster is used by funeral homes to recreate destroyed tissue and reconnect severed limbs to the dead bodies in case of accidents. It is also used to fill wounds during murder or accident.