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Write the chemical name and formula of gypsum. What happens when gypsum is heated at 373 K? Write chemical equation for the reaction.

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      Chemical name: Calcium sulphate hydrated
      Formula: CaSO₄.2H₂O
      On heating gypsum at 373 K, gypsum changes to plaster of Paris.
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      CaSO₄.2H₂O ⟶ CaSO₄.1/2 H₂O+ 3/2 H₂O
      373k

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