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Which of the following acids is monobasic?

$H_{3}PO_{3}$

$H_{3}PO_{2}$

$H_{2}SO_{3}$

$H_{3}PO_{4}$

Answer

$H_{3}PO_{2}$

Explanation

$H _{3} PO _{2}$ (hypophosphorus acid) is a monobasic acid. It gives only one type of salt e.g., $NaH _{2} PO _{2}$ .

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