Plaster of paris is obtained by heating gypsum at 373 K.

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Plaster of Paris is obtained by heating gypsum or calcium sulphate dihydrate at 373 K in a kiln.
$C a S O_{4} \cdot 2 H_{2} O 373 K - -- \to C a S O_{4} \cdot \frac{1}{2} H_{2} O$

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