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The p-Block Elements
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What is the basicity of H3PO4?

Answer

The basicity is defined as the number of hydrogen atom replaceable by a base in a particular acid.  H3PO4 has three ionizable hydrogen atoms.

 Hence, its basicity is 3.

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