Calcium phosphate, silicon dioxide, and coke may be heated together in an electric furnace to produce phosphorus, as shown in the following equation:
2Ca3(po4)2+6SiO2+10C=6CaSiO3+10CO (upward arrow symbol) +P4
In this reaction, how many pounds of calcium phosphate would be needed to make 100.0 lb of phosphorus? How much calcium silicate would be formed as a by-product? How much sand would be used up in the same reaction?