Calcium sulphate hemihydrate is known as:

Soda ash

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Plaster of Paris

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Gypsum

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Washing soda

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Solution

The correct option is B
Plaster of Paris

Calcium sulphate hemihydrate (CaSO₄.1/2 H₂O) is known as Plaster of Paris.

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Column (I)	Column (II)
(1) Bleaching powder	(a) Sodium bicarbonate
(2) Baking soda	(b) Sodium carbonate
(3) Washing soda	(c) Calcium oxychloride
(4) Plaster of Paris	(d) Calcium sulphate hemihydrate

C a S O_{4}

H_{2} O

Why calcium sulphate hemihydrate is called plaster of Paris?

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