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When acetic acid is heated with phosphorus pentaoxide to give its anhydride, the reaction is called

A

Hydrogenation

B

dehydration

C

Oxidation

D

Reduction

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`underset("Dehydration "("Removal of "H_(2)O))(2CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-OH)overset(P_(2)O_(5))(rarr)CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-O-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(3)+H_(2)O`
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