Pick up the compound responsible for early strength of cement from the following:
(A) Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite
(B) Tri-calcium silicate
(C) Tri-calcium aluminate
(D) Di-calcium silicate

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Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

Description : The development of first 28 days strength is on account of the hydration of (a) Tricalcium silicate (b) Dicalcium silicate (c) Tricalcium aluminate (d) Tetra calcium alumina ferrite

Last Answer : (a) Tricalcium silicate

Description : Early attainment of strength in rapid hardening cement is mainly due to (A) Gypsum (B) Finer grinding (C) Tri-calcium silicate (D) Tri-calcium aluminate

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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Last Answer : (a) Tricalcium Aluminate

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Last Answer : [ B ] Tricalcium silicate and Dicalcium silicate

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : (B) Silicates

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Last Answer : (B) Cement

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Last Answer : Calcium silicate and calcium aluminate

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Last Answer : (d) All of these

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : (A) High early strength cement are made from materials having high silica to lime ratio

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Last Answer : C2s

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Last Answer : d) tricalcium aluminate,dicalcium silicate and tricalcium silicate *

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Last Answer : (d) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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Last Answer : Mica

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Last Answer : The presence of alkali oxides in alumino silicate ceramics is likely to result in dielectric breakdown due to Conductivity 

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Last Answer : (D) All the above

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Last Answer : Answer: Option B

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Last Answer : (c) 70 to 80%

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Last Answer : (d) All of these

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C