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Three reactions involving H_2 PO_4^-are given below : (i) H_3 PO_4+ H_2 O → H_3 O^++ H_2 PO_4^- (ii) H_2 PO_4^-+ H_2 O → HPO_4^2-+ H_3 O^+ (iii) H_2…

JEE Main 2010 — Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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Three reactions involving H2PO4−\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}H2​PO4−​are given below : (i) H3PO4+H2O→H3O++H2PO4−\mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{PO}_4+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{O}^{+}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}H3​PO4​+H2​O→H3​O++H2​PO4−​ (ii) H2PO4−+H2O→HPO42−+H3O+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{HPO}_4^{2-}+\mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{O}^{+}H2​PO4−​+H2​O→HPO42−​+H3​O+ (iii) H2PO4−+OH−→H3PO4+O2−\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}+\mathrm{OH}^{-} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{PO}_4+\mathrm{O}^{2-}H2​PO4−​+OH−→H3​PO4​+O2− In which of the above does H2PO4−\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}H2​PO4−​act as an acid ?

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Held on 30 Apr 2010 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    (ii) only

  2. B

    (i) and (ii)

  3. C

    (iii) only

  4. D

    (i) only

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