alleryStart learning →Plaster of Paris is chemically:
- CaCO₃
- CaSO₄·½H₂O
- CaCl₂·2H₂O
- CaSO₄·2H₂O
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Correct answer: B. CaSO₄·½H₂O
Plaster of Paris is calcium sulfate hemihydrate, CaSO₄·½H₂O.
The hemihydrate sets to gypsum (CaSO₄·2H₂O) on adding water.
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Farmers add slaked lime, Ca(OH)₂, to soil that is too:
- salty
- sandy
- acidic
- basic
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Correct answer: C. acidic
Slaked lime is a base.
It neutralises acidic soil, bringing the pH closer to neutral so crops grow better.
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