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Plaster of Paris should be stored in a moisture-proof container. Explain why?

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Plaster of paris should be stored in moisture proof container because Plaster of paris is powdered form of gypsum with less water of crystallization. But when we keep in open it will react with water to for hard solid mass Gypsum.

CaSO4. 1/2H2O + 3/ H2O ------- > CaSO4. 2H2O

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