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What are the oxidation states of phosphorus in the following compounds ?
`H_(3)PO_(2),H_(3)PO_(4),Mg_(2)P_(2)O_(7),PH_(3),HPO_(3)`

A

`+3,+3,-3,+5,+5`

B

`+5,+5,-3,+3,+3`

C

`+4,+3,-3,+4,+5`

D

`+3,+3,-2,+4,+5`

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