(a) What will happen if heating is not controlled while preparing plaster of Paris?

(b) Write an equation to show the reaction between the plaster of Paris and water.

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(a) If heating is not controlled while preparing plaster of Paris then all the water of crystallisation of gypsum is eliminated and it turns into a dead burnt plaster.

(b) $C a S O_{4} . \frac{1}{2} H_{2} O + 1 \frac{1}{2} H_{2} O ⟶ C a S O_{4} .2 H_{2} O$

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