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Which of the following is the quickest to react with water when the water is added to the cement?(a) Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite(b) Tricalcium silicate(c) Dicalcium silicate(d) Tricalcium aluminateI have been asked this question at a job interview.My question comes from Plain and Reinforced topic in portion Miscellaneous Materials, Plain and Reinforced Cement Concrete of Construction & Building Materials

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The correct CHOICE is (d) Tricalcium ALUMINATE

The explanation is: Tricalcium aluminate is the quickest to react with WATER when the water is added to the cement. In the ORDER of decreasing rate are tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite, tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate.



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