Plaster of paris _____________?

Correct answer: B. Has porous and irregular crystals

  • A. Is wet calcined hemihydrate
  • B. Has porous and irregular crystals
  • C. Is a - hamihydrate
  • D. Has a W / P of 0.2

Explanation

Plaster of Paris is usually the beta-hemihydrate, produced by dry calcination and characterised by porous, irregular particles. The alpha-hemihydrate has denser, more regular particles and requires less mixing water.

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