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What is the reaction of Plaster of Paris with water ?

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Plaster of Paris is a white powder and on mixing With water, it sets into hard solid mass due to the formation of gypsum.
`CaSO_4*1//2H_2O+11//2H_2OtoCaSO_4*2H_2O`
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