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Calcium Sulphate
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| Calcium Sulphate | | Gypsum |
| Calcium Sulphate | | Plaster of Paris |
| CaSO4 | | Calcium Sulphate |
It is used as a desiccant. It is also used as a coagulant in products like tofu. The hemihydrate (CaSO4.~0.5H2O) is better known as plaster of Paris, while the dihydrate (CaSO4.2H2O) occurs naturally as gypsum.