Practice mode Chemistry

Plaster of Paris is chemically known as what?

Correct answer A. Calcium sulphate hemihydrate

Explanation

Plaster of Paris is CaSO4·½H2O, made by heating gypsum. Mixed with water it sets hard, so it is used for casts and moulds.

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