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What is the chemical formula of plaster of paris?A) CaSO.10H2OB) CaSO4. 1/2H2C) 2CaSO4.H2OD) CaSO4. 10H20

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C) 2CaSO4.H2O 

The correct option is (b) CaSO4.1/2H2O.

The chemical name of plaster of Paris is calcium sulphate hemihydrate because half molecule of water is attached with calcium sulphate.

The chemical formula of plaster of Paris is CaSO4.1/2H2O.

Plaster of paris is a white powder.

It is used for many purposes like making toys, immobilizing the fractured bones.



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