Question

What is the weight mass of the white powder and water mixture

Answer 1

Answer:

The chemical name and formula of the white coloured powder which is used by doctors for supporting fractured bones is:

Chemical name - Calcium sulphate hemihydrage

Formula - CaSO

4

.

2

1

H

2

O

(b) When this white powder is mixed with water a hard-solid mass is obtained. The balanced chemical equation for the change is

CaSO

4

.

2

1

H

2

O+1

2

1

H

2

O→CaSO

4

.2H

2

O