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The dead burnt plaster is:

A
CaSO4.2H2O
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CaSO4.12H2O
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CaSO4
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2CaSO4.H2O
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Solution

The correct option is B CaSO4
When plaster of Paris is heated above 393 K its water of crystallization is lost and the leftover anhydrous calcium sulphate CaSO4 is called the dead burnt plaster.

Hence, option C is correct.

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