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Download Solution PDFWhich is the product that is formed after the heating of gypsum at 393 K and evaporation of 75% of water content from it?
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Plaster of Paris:
When Gypsum(Calcium sulfate dihydrate) is heated to 393 K, it forms Plaster of Paris(Calcium sulfate hemihydrate.
The reaction can be given as follows:-
CaSO4 . 2H2O(aq) → CaSO4 . \(\frac{1}{2}\)H2O(s) + \(\frac{3}{2}\)H2O(f)
From the above reaction, it is clear that the product formed of CaSO4. \(\frac{1}{2}\)H2O(Plaster of Paris).
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