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Class 12Chemistryp-Block Elements

What is the basicity of H3PO4?

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The structure of H3PO4 is tetrahedral. It has three P—OH and one P = O bond as                

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Since it has three ionizable P—OH bonds, therefore, H3PO4 is tribasic as shown below: 

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Since it is tribasic, it forms three series of salts with NaOH, viz., NaH2PO4, Na2HPO4 and Na3PO4.

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