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If the calcination process occurs under pressure in a 30% calcium chloride solution or in the presence of more than 1% of sodium succinate; type of gypsum product is called:

A
Alpha- hemihydate
B
Beta-hemihydrate
C
Modified beta hemihydrate
D
Modified alpha hemihydrate
High-Yield Explanation
Manufacture of high strength (α modified) stone The gypsum is calcined by boiling it in 30% calcium chloride solution. The chlorides are then washed away or autoclaved in presence of sodium succinate 0.5%. These particles are the densest of all three types. After controlled grinding, these powders have an even higher apparent density and yield a stronger set. Microscopically, they are cuboidal in shape. Phillips Science of Dental Materials ed 12 pg 183

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