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A monobasic acid of phosphorus, which reduces HgCl_2 to black Hg is

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hypophosphorus acid
phosphoric acid
metaphosphoric acid
pyrophosphoric acid

Solution :`H_(3)PO_(2)` shows reducing PROPERTIES
`H_(3)PO_(2)+4HgCl_(2)+2H_(2)O to 2Hg_(2)Cl_(2)+4HCl+H_(3)PO_(4)`
`2HgCl_(2)+H_(3)PO_(2)+2H_(2)O to 4Hg+4HCl +H_(3)PO_(4)`


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