phosphorus pentoxide

phos·phorus pent·ox·ide

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fos-fer-uh s pen-tok-sahyd]
- /ˈfɒs fər əs pɛnˈtɒk saɪd/
- /ˈfɒs.fər.əs pentˈɒksaɪd/

Definitions of phosphorus pentoxide words

noun phosphorus pentoxide a white, deliquescent, crystalline powder, P 2 O 5 , that, depending upon the amount of water it absorbs, forms orthophosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, or pyrophosphoric acid, produced by the burning of phosphorus in dry air: used in the preparation of phosphoric acids, as a drying and dehydrating agent, and in organic synthesis. 1
noun phosphorus pentoxide a white odourless solid produced when phosphorus burns: has a strong affinity for water with which it forms phosphoric acids. Formula: P2O5 (commonly existing as the dimer P4O10) 0

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