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Give one example of disproportionation reaction \[2{{H}_{3}}\overset{+1}{\mathop{P}}\,{{O}_{2}}\,\xrightarrow{heat}\,\overset{-3}{\mathop{P}}\,{{H}_{3}}+{{H}_{3}}\overset{+5}{\mathop{P}}\,{{O}_{4}}\]

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                Since P undergoes decrease as well as increase in oxidation state, it is an example of disproportionation reaction.