${\rm{HP}}{{\rm{O}}_3} + {{\rm{H}}_2}{\rm{O\;}}\mathop \to \limits^{{\rm{Heat}}} ?$ The product is:

${{\rm{H}}_3}{\rm{P}}{{\rm{O}}_4}$

${{\rm{H}}_4}{{\rm{P}}_2}{{\rm{O}}_7}$

${{\rm{H}}_3}{\rm{P}}{{\rm{O}}_3}$

NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: P-BLOCK ELEMENTS

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\mathrm{HP}{\mathrm{O}_3} + {\mathrm{H}_2}\mathrm{O\;}\mathop \to \limits^{\mathrm{Heat}} ?

The product is:

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Correct option: C

{\mathrm{H}_3}\mathrm{P}{\mathrm{O}_4}

Option C (

{\mathrm{H}_3}\mathrm{P}{\mathrm{O}_4}

) is correct because heating metaphosphoric acid with water leads to the formation of orthophosphoric acid.