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  1. Setting of plaster of paris involves

  2. A.

     Dehydration process

    B.

     Hydration to form other hydrates

    C.

     Oxidation process

    D.

     Reduction process

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    Answer : Option B

    Explanation :

    The setting of plaster of Paris takes place by hydration due to the formation of a solid crystalline hydrate and hardening of Plaster of Paris is hydration reaction, which is reverse of the dehydration of gypsum. Plaster of Paris quickly sets to a hard mass when made into a thin paste with water. A slight expansion takes place in the process and heat is evolved. This process is exothermic.


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