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In an organic compound, phosphorus is estimated as:
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In carius method, the weighed compound is heated with concentrated 
followed by
in the presence 
and 
. By this magnesium ammonium phosphate is formed which on ignition gives magnesium pyrophoshate 
. From the amount of magnesium pyrophosphate, the 
of phosphorus is calculated as
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