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Q.

Which of the following oxo acids of phosphorus is a reducing agent?

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a

H4P2O7

b

H3PO3

c

HPO3

d

H3PO4

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

An oxyacid, oxoacid, or ternary acid is an acid that contains oxygen. Specifically, it is a compound that contains hydrogen, oxygen, and at least one other element, with at least one hydrogen atom bonded to oxygen that can dissociate to produce the H+ cation and the anion of the acid.

Oxoacids of Phosphorus are Hypophosphoric acid(H3PO4), Metaphosphoric acid(HPO2), Pyrophosphoric acid (H4P2O7), Hypophosphorous acid(H3PO2), Phosphorous acid (H3PO3), Peroxophosphoric acid (H3PO5), Orthophosphoric acid (H3PO5). Oxoacids are acids containing oxygen.

Hypophosphorus acid (H3​PO2​) is a monobasic acid which act as reducing agent. In this molecule two P−H bonds are responsible for its reducing character and one O−H bond is responsible for its monobasic acid character

H3PO3 is HOP(OH)2.The bond  PH is responsible for reducing agent.

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