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Correct answer: 6
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We need to count how many of the given compounds react with to form .
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Key idea:
is a strong chlorinating agent. Compounds containing oxygen often convert into because oxygen gets transferred to phosphorus:
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Now check each compound one by one.
(i)
can be oxidized by oxygen to phosphorus oxychloride: So, does give .
(ii)
can act as an oxygen donor to : So, does give .
(iii)
Similarly, reacts with : So, does give .
(iv)
Water reacts vigorously with : (With excess water, further hydrolysis may occur, but is formed initially.) So, does give .
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Sulfuric acid also reacts with to form phosphoryl chloride: So, does give .
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is already the highest oxide of phosphorus and reacts with to form : So, does give .
- Counting the compounds that give :
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Total number:
- Comparison with stored answer:
Stored correct answer =
My derived answer =
Hence, I disagree with the stored answer. The likely reason is that one of the valid oxygen-transfer/chlorination reactions (most likely with or ) may have been omitted in the stored key.
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