The compound that is used in smoke screens is

The compound that is used in smoke screens is
  1. $\mathrm{Mg}_3 \mathrm{~N}_2$
  2. $\mathrm{MgO}$
  3. $\mathrm{NaN}_3$
  4. $\mathrm{Ca}_3 \mathrm{P}_2$

Solution

A smoke screen is a dense cloud of fake smoke used to hide military areas. $\mathrm{Ca}_3 \mathrm{P}_2+6 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \rightarrow 3 \mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OH})_2+2 \mathrm{PH}_3$ $\mathrm{PH}_3$ spontaneously catches fire to produce $\mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_5$ : $2 \mathrm{PH}_3+4 \mathrm{O}_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_5+3 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}$ $\mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_5$ forms a white dense smoke screen.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (05 Jul Shift 2)

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