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Calculate the oxidation number of phosphorus in the following species.
(a) `HPO_(3)^(2-)``" "`(b)`PO_(4)^(3-)`

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(a) Let O.N. of P be x
`"H P O"_3^(2-)`
`+1+x+3(-2)=-2 " or "x=+3`
(b) `PO_4^(3-)`
`x+4(-2)=-3" or "x=+5`
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