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the true statement for the acids of phosphorus , H3PO2, H3PO3 and H3PO4a) all of thm are reducing agents?b) the geometry of phosphorus is tetrahedral in all the threeplease explain completely

Parth Malik , 13 Years ago
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Sunil Kumar FP

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(a)
H3PO4 is already fully oxidized; it cannot accept another oxygen atom, so cannot reduce something.thus amon these only H3PO2 and H3PO3 are reducing agent

(b)the geometry of phosphorus is tetrahedral in all three204-100_download.jpg

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