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More about salts - Water of crystallisation + Uses of chemicals

Problem

Plaster of Paris (hydrated calcium sulphate) is a white powder, which doctors use as plaster for supporting fractured bones in the right position.
How many molecules of water of crystallization does two formula units of CaSO4 in plaster of Paris share?
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