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Correct answer: B
The problem asks to identify the final products, Y and Z, from a series of reactions. Let's break down the process step-by-step.
Step 1: Identify Gas W
The first step is the heating of potassium chlorate () in the presence of a catalytic amount of manganese dioxide (). This is a classic laboratory method for the preparation of oxygen gas.
The balanced chemical equation for this reaction is: Thus, the gas W is oxygen ().
Step 2: Identify Compound X
Next, an excess amount of gas W (oxygen, ) reacts with white phosphorus (). When phosphorus burns in an excess of air or oxygen, it forms phosphorus pentoxide.
The balanced chemical equation is: Phosphorus pentoxide exists as a dimer, . So, compound X is phosphorus pentoxide ().
Step 3: Identify Compounds Y and Z
Finally, compound X () reacts with pure nitric acid (). Phosphorus pentoxide is a very powerful dehydrating agent. It reacts with nitric acid by removing water from it to form the anhydride of nitric acid, which is dinitrogen pentoxide (). In this process, itself gets hydrated to form metaphosphoric acid ().
The dehydration of nitric acid can be represented as: The overall balanced reaction between phosphorus pentoxide and nitric acid is: The products of this reaction are dinitrogen pentoxide () and metaphosphoric acid (). Therefore, Y and Z are and .
Step 4: Compare with Options
Let's check the given options: A: and - Incorrect. B: and - Correct. The products are dinitrogen pentoxide and metaphosphoric acid. C: and - Incorrect. D: and - Incorrect.
The pair of compounds formed is (, ), which corresponds to option B. The question asks for Y and Z respectively, and option B provides the correct pair of substances.
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