Explain the following: H3PO3 is diprotic:
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Due to more electronegativity difference between H and O, the H atom attached to O is detached rather than the H attached to P. So, when H3PO3 is added to water, only 2H+ ions are released. And that's why H3PO3 is a diprotic or dibasic acid.
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