How many oxygens surround a phosphorous is phosphorous pentoxide ? 

(a) Can PCl_5 act as an oxidising as well as reducing agent ? (b) Phosphorous does not form phosphorous pentaiodide. Why ?

How many lone pairs are present in white phosphorous ?

The number of P-O-P bridge in the structure of phosphorous pentoxide and phosphorus trioxide are respectively

Which is not a reservoir for phosphorous in phosphorous cycle?

The product obtained when propanamide is distilled with phosphorous pentoxide is (CH_3CH_(2)CO)_(2)O

The oxyacid of phosphorous in which phosphorus has lowest oxidation state is.

Phosphorous is usually extracted from

Why is phosphoric acid syrupy?

Acetone reacts with phosphorous pentachloride to give:

Write the equations for the following and balance them Phosphorus burns in oxygen to give phosphorus pentoxide.