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Plaster of Paris loses its usefulness when kept open for a long time. What is the best reason?

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Correct answer: It can absorb moisture and change into gypsum

Plaster of Paris is calcium sulfate hemihydrate, CaSO₄·½H₂O. It is intended to react with added water and set into gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O. If exposed to humid air before use, it can slowly absorb moisture and become gypsum prematurely. The partly hydrated material loses its ability to set properly when later mixed for application. Thus option C gives the correct reason; the other products are unrelated.

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Plaster Of ParisGypsumMoistureAcidsBasesAnd SaltsAcids Bases And SaltsChemical Substances – Nature And BehaviourChemical Substances Nature And BehaviourScience

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