Question

The number of ioinisable hydrogens present in the product obtained from a reaction of phosphorus trichloride and phosphoric acid is ______.

Options

• 3

• 0

• 2

• 1

Answer 1

The number of ioinisable hydrogens present in the product obtained from a reaction of phosphorus trichloride and phosphoric acid is 2.

Explanation:

When phosphorus trichloride (PCl₃) reacts with phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄), the product formed is diphosphoric acid (H₄P₂O₇), which has 2 ionisable.