JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    Oxidation   state   of   phosphorus   in pyrophosphoric acid is:

    A) \[+5\]                                   

    B) \[+3\]

    C) \[+4\]                                   

    D)  \[+1\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Pyrophosphoric acid is                 \[\overset{+1\,\,\,x\,\,\,-2}{\mathop{{{H}_{4}}{{P}_{2}}{{O}_{7}}}}\,\]                 \[(+1\times 4)+2x+(-2\times 7)=0\]                                     \[+4+2x-14=0\]                                                       \[2x=14-4\]                                                       \[2x=10\]                                                         \[x=+\,5\]


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