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H3PO3, on heating,undergoes disproportionation reaction to form PH3 and H3PO4. The oxidation numbers of P in H3PO3, PH3, and H3PO4 are +3, −3, and +5 respectively. As theoxidation number of the same element is decreasing and increasing during aparticular reaction, the reaction is a disproportionation reaction.
