Account for the following observations: (a) H3PO3 is a diprotic acid. (b) Nitric acid is a strong

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Account for the following observations:
(a) H3PO3 is a diprotic acid.
(b) Nitric acid is a strong acid, whereas phosphoric acid is weak.
(c) Phosphate rock is ineffective as a phosphate fertilizer.
(d) Phosphorus does not exist at room temperature as diatomic molecules, but nitrogen does.
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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