JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry The s-Block Elements / s-ब्लॉक के तत्व Question Bank Alkaline Earth Metals

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    Gypsum \[CaS{{O}_{4}}.2{{H}_{2}}O\] on heating to about \[{{120}^{o}}C\] forms a compound which has the chemical composition represented by [CPMT 1978, 82, 88, 90; EAMCET 1978; DPMT 1982, 83; NCERT 1979]

    A) \[CaS{{O}_{4}}\]

    B) \[2CaS{{O}_{4}}.{{H}_{2}}O\]

    C) \[CaS{{O}_{4}}.{{H}_{2}}O\]

    D) \[2CaS{{O}_{4}}.3{{H}_{2}}O\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[2\underset{\text{Gypsum}}{\mathop{(CaS{{O}_{4}}.2{{H}_{2}}O)}}\,\underset{\text{Dehydration}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{{{120}^{o}}C}}}\,\ \underset{\text{Plaster of paris }}{\mathop{2CaS{{O}_{4}}.{{H}_{2}}O}}\,\,+3{{H}_{2}}O\]


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