The P Block Elements - Result Question 23

####23. H3PO2 is the molecular formula of an acid of phosphorus. Its name and basicity respectively are

(a) Phosphorus acid and two

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(b) Hypophosphorous acid and two

(c) Hypophosphorous acid and one

(d) Hypophosphoric acid and two

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Solution:

  1. (c) H3PO2 is named as hypophosphorous acid. As it contains only one POH group, its basicity is one.


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