What is the basicity of pyrophosphorous acid?

Monobasic

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Tribasic

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Dibasic

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Tetrabasic

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Solution

The correct option is C Dibasic
Pyrophosphorous acid, represented chemically as $H_{4} P_{2} O_{5},$ is an oxoacid of phosphorus. It is dibasic in nature due to the presence of two $P - O H$ bonds that are present in the molecule which release two $H^{+}$ ions.

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