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Standard XII
Chemistry
Chemical Properties of Boron Family
H3PO2 is stro...
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H3PO2 is strong reducing agent H3PO4
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Solution
Dear Student,
Strong
reducing
agent
will
be
the
one
which
will
undergo
oxidation
fast
.
In
H
3
PO
2
,
oxidation
state
of
P
is
+
3
whereas
in
H
3
PO
4
oxidation
state
of
P
is
+
5
which
is
the
maximum
oxidation
state
of
P
.
So
H
3
PO
4
will
not
oxidise
further
and
so
is
a
weak
reducing
agent
.
On
the
other
hand
,
H
3
PO
2
can
oxidise
till
+
5
oxidation
state
,
and
thus
act
as
stronger
reducing
agent
than
H
3
PO
4
.
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