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Oxidation state of phosphorus in its oxoacids

This type of question, asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 5, 2021 Paper 16, 31 Jan 2023. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 5

    47
    Match List-I with List-II.
    List-I (Name of oxoacid)List-II (Oxidation state of P)
    (A)Hypophosphorous acid(i)+5
    (B)Orthophosphoric acid(ii)+4
    (C)Hypophosphoric acid(iii)+3
    (D)Orthophosphorous acid(iv)+2
    (v)+1
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  2. Question 2

    2021 Paper 16

    23
    Oxidation state of Phosphorus in H4P2O7;H4P2O6H_{4}P_{2}O_{7};H_{4}P_{2}O_{6} and H4P2O5H_{4}P_{2}O_{5} is respectively:

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  3. Question 3

    31 Jan 2023

    51
    The oxidation state of phosphorus in hypophosphoric acid is +