The order of the oxidation state of the phosphorus atom in H 3 P O 2 ,   H 3 P O 4 ,   H 3 P O 3…

The order of the oxidation state of the phosphorus atom in H3PO2, H3PO4, H3PO3 and H4P2O6 is
  1. H3PO4>H4P2O6>H3PO3>H3PO2
  2. H3PO3>H3PO2>H3PO4>H4P2O6
  3. H3PO2>H3PO3>H4P2O6>H3PO4
  4. H3PO4>H3PO2>H3PO3>H4P2O6

Solution

Hence answer is H3PO4>H4P2O6>H3PO3>H3PO2

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2017 (Paper 2)

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