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H(3)PO(2) is the molecular formula of an...

`H_(3)PO_(2)` is the molecular formula of an acid of phosphorus. Its name and basicity respectively are

A

phosphorous acid and two

B

hypophosphorous acid and two

C

hypophosphorous acid and one

D

hypophosphoric acid and two

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