The number of hydrogen atom(s) attached to phosphorus atom in hypophosphorous acid is:

Question

The number of hydrogen atom(s) attached to phosphorus atom in hypophosphorous acid is: (A) three (B) one (C) two (D) zero

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Hypophosphorus acid (H3PO2) is a monobasic acid and has only one ionisable H, two H-atoms are direcdy attached to phosphorus. Thus the correct statement is (c).

Q. The number of hydrogen atom(s) attached to phosphorus atom in hypophosphorous acid is:

three

one

two

zero

Hypophosphorus acid $(H_{3} P O_{2})$ is a monobasic acid and has only one ionisable H, two H-atoms are direcdy attached to phosphorus. Thus the correct statement is (c).

Q. The number of hydrogen atom(s) attached to phosphorus atom in hypophosphorous acid is:

three

one

two

zero

Hypophosphorus acid (H3​PO2​) is a monobasic acid and has only one ionisable H, two H-atoms are direcdy attached to phosphorus. Thus the correct statement is (c).

Hypophosphorus acid $(H_{3} P O_{2})$ is a monobasic acid and has only one ionisable H, two H-atoms are direcdy attached to phosphorus. Thus the correct statement is (c).