CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2003

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    Thomas slag is ...

    A)  \[CaSi{{O}_{3}}\]    

    B)  \[C{{a}_{3}}{{(P{{O}_{4}})}_{2}}\]

    C)  \[MnSi{{O}_{3}}\]

    D)  \[CaC{{O}_{3}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Thomas slag is \[C{{a}_{3}}{{(P{{O}_{4}})}_{2}}\]. It is used as a fertilizer. It has 14-18% of \[{{P}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\]. \[6CaO+{{P}_{4}}{{O}_{10}}\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \text{phosphatic}\,\text{slag}\,\text{or}\, \\  \text{Thoms}\,\,\text{slag}\, \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\text{2C}{{\text{a}}_{\text{3}}}{{\text{(P}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\text{)}}_{\text{2}}}}}\,\]


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