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Phosphoric acid, a mild acid used among other things as a rust inhibitor, food additive, and etching agent for cavity repair by dentists, can be made from
elemental phosphorus in a two step process. In the first step, phosphorus and oxygen react to form diphosphorus pentoxide:
P,(s) + 50,(g)
2 P,0; (g)
In the second step, diphosphorus pentoxide and water react to form phosphoric acid (H,PO,):
P,0;(g) + 3H,0(1)
2 H;PO, (1)
Suppose the yield of the first step is 77.% and the yield of the second step is 67.%. Calculate the mass of phosphorus required to make 6.0 kg of phosphoric
acid.
Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if needed, and is rounded to the correct number of significant digits.
Transcribed Image Text:Phosphoric acid, a mild acid used among other things as a rust inhibitor, food additive, and etching agent for cavity repair by dentists, can be made from elemental phosphorus in a two step process. In the first step, phosphorus and oxygen react to form diphosphorus pentoxide: P,(s) + 50,(g) 2 P,0; (g) In the second step, diphosphorus pentoxide and water react to form phosphoric acid (H,PO,): P,0;(g) + 3H,0(1) 2 H;PO, (1) Suppose the yield of the first step is 77.% and the yield of the second step is 67.%. Calculate the mass of phosphorus required to make 6.0 kg of phosphoric acid. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, if needed, and is rounded to the correct number of significant digits.
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