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Gypsum is added to clinker during cement...

Gypsum is added to clinker during cement manufacture to:

A

decrease the rate of setting of cement

B

make the cement impervious

C

bind the particles of calcium silicate

D

to facilitate the formation of colloidal gel

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decrease the rate of setting of cement
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