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The pair in which phosphorusatoms have a formal oxidation state of +3is

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orthophosphorus and pyrophosphorus acid
pyrophosphorus and hypophosphoric acid
orthophosphorus and hypophosphoric acid
pyrophosphorus and pyrophosphoric acid

Solution :Orthophosophrousacid : `overset(+1+3-2)(H_(3)PO_(3))`

LET the oxidation NUMBER of P in pyrophosphorus acid be x.
So, 4(+1)+2x+5(-2)=0
or ,2x=6 or, x=+3


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