P4O10 + 12 HClO4 → 6 Cl2O7 + 4 H3PO4
Reactants:
- P4O10
- Names: Phosphorus pentoxide , Diphosphorus pentoxide , Phosphorus(V) oxide Phosphoric anhydride , Tetraphosphorus decaoxide , Tetraphosphorus decoxide , Phosphorus pentaoxide
- Appearance: White powder | very deliquescent | odorless ; Hygroscopic white crystals or powder
- HClO4 – Chloric(VII) acid
- Other names: Perchloric acid , Hyperchloric acid , Perchloric acid (72% solution) , Hydronium perchlorate
- Appearance: Colorless liquid ; Colourless liquid with pungent odour
Products:
- Cl2O7 – Dichlorine heptoxide
- Other names: Chlorine(VII) oxide; Perchloric anhydride; (Perchloryloxy)chlorane trioxide
- Appearance: Colorless liquid
- H3PO4
- Names: Phosphoric acid , Orthophosphoric acid , Phosphoric(V) acid White phosphoric acid , [PO(OH)3] , H3PO4 , E338 , Phosphoric acid (aqueous)
- Appearance: Hygroscopic colourless crystals ; Thick, colorless, odorless, crystalline solid. [Note: Often used in an aqueous solution.]