Question

what happens when gypsum is heated at 373 Kelvin

Answer 1

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Here is the answer to your query:-

✅The $\bold{Gypsum}$ gets converted to $\bold{Plaster of Paris}$ at 373 K.Gypsum is plaster of paris when it is heated it will melt.

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✔$\bold{Gypsum}$:
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO₄.2H₂O. It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer, and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard chalk and wallboard. 
✔$\bold{Plaster of Paris}$:
Plaster of Paris is a white powder which is used mainly for making toys, statues, blackboard chalk and for beautification of ceilings of buildings and houses. It is also used for the setting of fractured bones in the right position.
The chemical formula of plaster of Paris is $\bold{CaSO4.1/2H2O}$

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