identify the compound of calcium which is used for plastering of fractured bone with the help of chemical equation show how it is prepared and what special precautions should be taken during the preparation of this compound
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The compound is
(Plaster of Paris) CaSO4.1/2H2O
It is prepared by heating gypsum at 373K (Apx) in large steel pots.
CaSO4.2H2O--> CaSO4.1/2H2O + 3/2H2O
Gypsum. Heat plaster of Paris
Precautions
The temperature should be carefully controlled, if temperature is quite high gypsum will be fully dehydrated. And dehydrated gypsum is totally different from plaster of Paris.
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Explanation:
The compound is
(Plaster of Paris) CaSO4.1/2H2O
It is prepared by heating gypsum at 373K (Apx) in large steel pots.
CaSO4.2H2O--> CaSO4.1/2H2O + 3/2H2O
Temperature must be controlled so that gypsum doesn't get fully dehydrated
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