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Phosphorus pentoxide is widely used as:

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Bleaching agent
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Dehydrating agent
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Oxidising agent
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Reducing agent
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Solution

The correct option is B Dehydrating agent
Phosphorus pentoxide acts as a powerful dehydrating agent. It dehydrates HNO3 to N2O5,H2SO4 to SO3,HClO4 to Cl2O7 etc.

4HNO3+P4O102N2O5

2H2SO4+P4O102SO3+4HPO3

4HClO4+P4O102Cl2O7+4HPO3

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