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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

Observe the following reactions (unbalanced) \(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_3+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{X} \ & \mathrm{P}_4 \mathrm{O}_{10}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{Y}\end{aligned}\) The number of \(\mathrm{P}=\mathrm{O}\) bonds present in \(\mathrm{X}, \mathrm{Y}\) are respectively

  1. A 1,3
  2. B 1,2
  3. C 2,1
  4. D 1,1
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(D) 1,1

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\(\begin{gathered}\mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_3+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{PO}_3 \\ \mathrm{P}_4 \mathrm{O}_{10}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{PO}_4\end{gathered}\)