A Compound X Which is Prepared from Gypsum Has the Property of Hardening When Mixed with a Proper Quantity of Water. Write the Chemical Equation for Its Preparation - Science

A compound X which is prepared from gypsum has the property of hardening when mixed with a proper quantity of water.

Write the chemical equation for its preparation

CaSO₄.2H₂O → CaSO₄.1/2H₂O + 3/2 H₂O

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Chapter 2: Acids, Bases and Salts - Exercise 3 [Page 100]

Chapter 2 Acids, Bases and Salts
Exercise 3 | Q 74.2 | Page 100

Name the compound which is used in hospitals for setting fractured bones.

Name the raw material used for the preparation of plaster of Paris.

What is plaster of Paris? Write the chemical formula of plaster of Paris.

How is plaster of Parish prepared? Write chemical equation of the reaction involved.

A compound X which is prepared from gypsum has the property of hardening when mixed with a proper quantity of water.

For what purpose is it used in hospitals?

How many molecules of water of crystallisation (per formula unit) are present in:

gypsum?

The chemical formula for plaster of Paris is :

Explain the uses of plaster of paris.

Analogy:

Blackboard chalks: ______:: Plant growth: Epsum.

Analogy:

______: Calcium Sulphate Dihydrate:: Plaster of Paris: Calcium Sulphate Hemihvdrate.