The chemical ingredient of cement which provides quick setting property to the cement is

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Silica

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Iron Oxide

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Solution

The correct option is C Alumina
Present in the form of $C_{3} A$
$A l u m i n a - A l_{2} O_{3}$
$M o l a r m a s s = 101.96 g / m o l$
$M e l t i n g p o i n t = 2072^{o} C$
$D e n s i t y = 3.95 g / c m^{3}$
$B o i l i n g p o i n t = 2997^{o} C$

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