By heating phosphorus in a free supply of air produces
phosphorus (V) oxide
phosphorus pentoxide
phosphorus trioxide
phosphorus sesquioxide
A
phosphorus trioxide
B
phosphorus pentoxide
C
phosphorus (V) oxide
D
phosphorus sesquioxide
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Phosphorus pentoxide is an acid anhydride of phosphoric acid and obtained from white phosphorus in air supply. It consist of P4 tetrahedron with oxygen inserted between the P atoms and at vertices.
P4+5O2→P4O10
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