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what happens to the 1 1/2 water molecule after plaster of paris is formed from the gypsum.

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Plaster of Paris is obtained from Gypsum by, heating it, where gypsum looses 1(1/2) molecule of water of crystallization and it is lost in the gaseous state to the environment.
CaSO₄.2H₂O â†’ CaSO₄.1/2H₂O + 1 1/2H₂O

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