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Give reasons :H3PO3 undergoes disproportionation reaction but H3PO4 does not. |
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Answer» In +3 oxidation state of phosphorus tends to disproportionate to higher and lower oxidation states / Oxidation state of P in H3PO3 is +3 so it undergoes disproportionation but in H3PO4 it is +5 which is the highest oxidation state, so it cannot. |
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