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Better reducing agent among the following A) Phosphinic acid B) Phosphonic acid C) Pyrophosphorus acid D) Pyrophosphoric acid

Better reducing agent among the following
A)  Phosphinic acid
B)  Phosphonic acid
C)  Pyrophosphorus acid
D)  Pyrophosphoric acid

Grade:12

1 Answers

bhavya bujji
33 Points
3 years ago
 H3PO2 that means hypo phosphorous acid.But now lets come to the phosphoric acid or H3PO4, the oxidation state of phosphorous here is +5 that is the highest oxidation state for the P. Hence it cannot be oxidised to higher state and so it cannot act as a reducing agent

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