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Dead burnt plaster is...

Dead burnt plaster is

A

`CaSO_(4)`

B

`CaSO_(4).1/2H_(2)O`

C

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

D

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

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A
`underset("Gypsum")(CaSO_(4).2H_(2)O)overset(120^(@)C)(to)underset("dead burnt plaster")underset(CaSO_(4))underset(darrTgt120^(@)C)underset("plaster of paris")(CaSO_(4).1//2H_(2)O)`
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