Name the product formed when Phosphorous burns in Oxygen.

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Solution

Phosphorous burns in Oxygen to form Phosphorous pentoxide $(P_{2} O_{5})$ .
$Phosphorous + Oxygen \to Phosphorous pentoxide$
$4 P + 5 O_{2} \to 2 P_{2} O_{5}$
Phosphorous pentoxide $(P_{2} O_{5})$ is formed when Phosphorous burns in Oxygen.

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