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What is the ionic charge for PO3?

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In almost all compounds or ions containing both oxygen and another element, an oxygen atom has an oxidation number of -2. A phosphate ion is not an exception to this generalization. Therefore, the four oxygen atoms in PO4-3 have a total charge of -8, and the phosphorus atom must have a charge of +5 to result in an overall charge of -3 for the ion as a whole.

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The electrical charge of the ion phosphite is -3.

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In PO43- ion Phosphorus atom has the 5+ formal charge

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It has negative three charge (PO4)-3

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The PO3 (phosphite) ion has a 3- charge

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