Baking powder contains :
NaHCO3, Ca(H2PO2)2 and starch.
NaHCO3, Ca(H2PO2)2
NaHCO3 and starch.
NaHCO3
Plaster of Paris on making paste with little water sets to hard mass due to formation of
CaSO4
CaSO4.1/2 H2O
CaSO4 H2O
CaSO4.2H2O
D.
CaSO4.2H2O
Plaster of paris is a white powder. It changes into a hard mass called gypsum on mixing with water. There is a slight increase in volume during this process.
CaSO4.H2O + H2O →