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4. What is the difference between a pigment (coloring admixture) and colored cement? (2 points)

Solution

A pigment is the coloring admixture that gives a specific color when mixed with cement.

Whereas, colored cement is a type of cement obtained by intimately mixing certain amount of mineral pigments (5 to 10%) with ordinary cement.

Example: Chromium Oxide gives green color, Cobalt imparts blue color, Manganese Oxide produce black brown colored cement.