When Phosphorus Pentoxide undergoes complete hydrolysis the acid formed is:

Hypophosphorus acid

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Phosphorous acid

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Fluorapatite

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Orthophosphoric acid

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Open in App

Solution

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

Suggest Corrections