One molecule of the oxide of element Z reacts with six molecules of water to produce an acidic compound. What is element Z ?

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Breiz · Answer 1 · 2017-03-11T02:37:14+0000

I can guess that Z is Phosphorus. So the oxide - P4O10 (but the most known its empirical formula P2O5). Reaction with water:
P4O10 + 6H2O = 4H3PO4. Acidic compound is phosphoric acid.

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