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What happens when H3PO3 is heated?
H3PO3, on heating, undergoes disproportionation reaction to form PH3 and H3PO4. The oxidation numbers of P in H3PO3, PH3, and H3PO4 are +3, −3, and +5 respectively. As the oxidation number of the same element is decreasing and increasing during a particular reaction, the reaction is a disproportionation reaction.
H3PO3 on heating disproportionates to give orthophosphoric acid and phosphine.
4H3 PO3→3H3PO4 + PH3
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