The order of the oxidation state of the phosphorus atom in H _ 3 PO _ 2 , H _ 3 PO _ 4 …

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The order of the oxidation state of the phosphorus atom in \(\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{2}, \mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4}, \mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{3}, \text { and } \mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{P}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{6}\)is (2017)
  1. \(\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{3}>\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{2}>\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4}>\mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{P}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{6}\)
  2. \(\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4}>\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{2}>\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{3}>\mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{P}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{6}\)
  3. \(\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4}>\mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{P}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{6}>\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{3}>\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{2}\)
  4. \(\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{2}>\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{3}>\mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{P}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{6}>\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4}\)

Answer

(C) H _ 3 PO _ 4 > H _ 4 P _ 2 O _ 6 > H _ 3 PO _ 3 > H _ 3 PO _ 2

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