5. Use of gypsum
• production of building materials - finishing boards, mortars, plaster
masses
• production of molds, including in the case of bone fractures, fixation
of the injured limb;
• manufacture of toothpaste, paint, certain foodstuffs (food additive E
516);
• Gypsum can be modified by adding polymers and used as bone
cement;
6. How to make gypsum household items(tea cup
pad).
• Weigh 80 g of gypsum
• Put into a bowl
• Measure 40 ml of water
• Water is added to the gypsum with vigorous stirring
• The prepared mixture is poured into pre-prepared form
• Curing takes about 8-10 minutes.
