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- noun chemistry Any
oxide containing ten atoms ofoxygen per molecule
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Tetraphosphorus decaoxide reacts with water to form phosphoric acid, a major industrial acid.
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It spontanteously ignites in air at about room temperature to form “phosphorus pentoxide” – actually tetraphosphorus decaoxide, P4O10.
Think Progress » The Truth About ThinkProgress’ White Phosphorus Coverage 2005
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