Chemistry, asked by Anonymous, 8 months ago

One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess of
water gives? [IIT 1999]

(a) One mole of phosphine
(b) Two moles of phosphoric acid
(c) Two moles of phosphine
(d) One mole of phosphorus pentoxide

Answers

Answered by sakshamhooda
1

Answer:

two moles of phosphine

Answered by meena181205
1
One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess water gives 2 mol of phosphine (PH
3

) gas and 3 mol of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)
2

).
The reaction is as follows:
Ca
3

P
2

+6H
2

O→3Ca(OH)
2

+2PH
3


Hence, option C is correct.
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