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Phosphorous pentoxide is a highly efficient dehydrating agent.

Phosphoric acid is made by the "dry" or "furnace" process by burning phosphorous in air and absorbing the phosphorous pentoxide produced in water.

W. Büchner, R. Schliebs, G. Winter, K.H. Büchel, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, VCH, 1989
P2O5
  +  
3
H2O
         
2
H3PO4
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Phosphorus pentoxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Phosphoric acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Hydration: Addition of water
Industrial Process: Inorganic

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