Plaster of Paris is prepared by heating which of the following compounds?

Limestone

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Lime

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Soda ash

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Gypsum

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Solution

The correct option is D
Gypsum

Plaster of Paris is prepared by heating gypsum at 373 K.

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Plaster of Paris is prepared by heating one of the following to a temperature of $100^{o} C$ . This is :

(a) $C a S O_{3} 2 H_{2} O$

(b) $C a C l_{2} 2 H_{2} O$

(d) $C a S O_{4} .2 H_{2} O$

(a) What is plaster of Paris? Write the chemical formula of plaster of Paris.

(b) How is plaster of Paris prepared? Write the chemical equation of the reaction involved.

(d) State two important uses of plaster of Paris.

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