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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

what are disportionation reactions and write for H3PO3

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
disproportion reaction are those reaction where both oxidation and reduction takes place simultaneously.
ex 3H3PO3-----3H3PO4 + PH3
Oxidation state of phosphorus in phosphorus acid is +3 in ph3 it is -3 , in orthophosphoric it is +5
+3------+5(oxidation)
+3----- -3(reduction)

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