Asked by knmk

Assuming the compound is dissolved in water, what is the formula for phosphorous acid?

Name
Symbol
phosphate
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phosphite
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phosphorus
P

H3P
H3PO4
HP
H3PO3

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Phosphorous acid is H3PO3. (Structurally it is HPO(OH)2 and is diprotic, giving H2PO3^- and HPO3^2- on successive deprotonation.)