Q.

Which of the acids below has the most number of ionizable hydrogen atoms per molecule?

(P)H3PO4(Q) H3PO3

(R) H3PO2

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a

R only

b

Each one contains the same number of ionizable H atom

c

P only

d

Q only

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The structure of pyrophosphorous acid,(H3PO4)and pyrophosphorous acid,(H3PO3) shows that it has two acidic or ionisable hydrogen.

While (H3PO2) is a monobasic acid and also has only one ionisable H, two H-atoms are direcdy attached to phosphorus.

Hence,each one contains the same number of ionizable H atom

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