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\( \begin{array}{l} \mathrm{CaSO}_{4} \cdot 2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \stackrel{\Delta, 120^{\circ} \mathrm{C}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{A} \\ \mathrm{CaSO}_{4} \cdot 2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \stackrel{\Delta, 200^{\circ} \mathrm{C}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{B} \end{array} \) In the above reaction, \( \mathrm{A} \) and \( \mathrm{B} \), respectively, are:
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\( \mathrm{CaSO}_{4} \cdot \frac{1}{2} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}, \mathrm{CaSO}_{4} \)
The commercial name of the compound Calcium sulphate hemihydrate, i.e., Plaster of Paris.
Anhydrous calcium sulphate formed this way is commonly called dead burnt plaster.
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