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Gypsum `CaSO_(4).2H_(2)O` on heating about `120^(@)C` forms a compound which has the chemical composition is

A

`CaSO_(4)`

B

`2CaSO_(4).H_(2)O`

C

`CaSO_(4).H_(2)O`

D

`2CaSO_(4).3H_(2)O`

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`underset("Gypsum")(2(CaOS_(4).2H_(2)O))underset(120^(@)C)overset(Delta)rarrunderset("Plaster of paris")(2CaSO_(4).H_(2)O+3H_(2)O`
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