Q. In the electrothermal process, the compound displaced by silica from calcium phosphate is

A) Calcium phosphide
B) Phosphine
C) Phosphorus
D) Phosphorus pentoxide
Explanation

(d)
In electrothermal process silica is heated with calcium phosphate when phosphorus pentoxide is obtained .It is then reduced by coke in electric furnace to get white phosphorus.
2Ca_{3}(PO_{4})_{2}+6SiO_{2}$\overset{\mathrm{\Delta}}{\rightarrow}$6CaSiO_{3}+P_{4}O_{10}
P_{4}O_{10}+10C$\overset{\mathrm{\Delta}}{\rightarrow}$ P_{4} + 10CO

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