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Plaster of Paris should be stored in a moisture-proof container. Explain why ?

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The moisture in the atmosphere will absorbed by plaster of Paris and well set as gypsum, a hard substance. Hence it must be stored in moistureproof containers.
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  • Plaster of Paris is represented as

    A
    `CaSo_4.1/2 h_2O`
    B
    `CaSO_4.H_2O`
    C
    CaSO_4.2H_2O`
    D
    `CaSO_4`

  • Plaster of Paris is represented as

    A
    `CaSO_4. 1/2 H_2O`
    B
    `CaSO_4. H_2O`
    C
    `CaSO_4. 2H_2O`
    D
    `CaSO_4`.

  • Plaster of Paris is represented as

    A
    `CaSO_(4). 2H_(2)O`
    B
    `CaSO_(4). H_(2)O`
    C
    `CaSO_(4). (1)/(2) H_(2)O`
    D
    `CaSO_(4)`

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