Plaster+of+Paris

making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs.
 * Plaster of Paris**: any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in
 * The chemical make up for Plaster of Paris calcium sulphate hemihydrate.
 * The chemical formula of Plaster of Paris (CaSO4-1/2H2O).
 * The synonym for Plaster of Paris is calcium sulphate.
 * Plaster of Paris is created by heating gypsum to about 150 °C.
 * Plaster of Paris is used in the embalming process as a restorative, used to reshape or reconstruct disfigured bodies when necessary.
 * An interesting fact about ** Plaster of Paris ** is that it comes from a soft rock called gypsum. The gypsum is heated to about 150 degrees celcius to remove its water content. Then, it becomes a dry powder.
 * According to the MSDS the health risk for Plaster of Paris is slight, which consist of an one.