When Phosphorus Pentoxide undergoes complete hydrolysis the acid formed is:

Hypophosphorus acid

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Phosphorous acid

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Fluorapatite

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Orthophosphoric acid

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Solution

The correct option is D Orthophosphoric acid
On complete (and violent) hydrolysis, we get orthophosphoric acid:
$P_{4} O_{10} + 6 H_{2} O \to 4 H_{3} P O_{4}$

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