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Setting of plaster of Paris involves...

Setting of plaster of Paris involves

A

the oxidation with atmospheric oxygen.

B

the removal of water to form anhydrous calcium sulphate.

C

the hydration to form the othorhombic form of gypsum.

D

the reaction with atmospheric carbon dioxide gas

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C
`2CaSO_(4).H_(2)Ooverset("setting")underset(+H_(2)O)rarr underset(("orthorhombic gypsum"))(CaSO_(4).2H_(2)O)`
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