Draw the structures of different oxoacids of phosphorus and indicate the oxidation state of phosphorus,characteristic bonds,and their numbers in each.

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(N/A) The structures,oxidation states,and characteristic bonds of various phosphorus oxoacids are summarized in the table below:
Name and StructureOxidation StateCharacteristic Bonds and their Numbers
Hypophosphorous acid $(H_3PO_2)$$+1$One $P-OH$,two $P-H$,one $P=O$
Orthophosphorous (Phosphonic) acid $(H_3PO_3)$$+3$Two $P-OH$,one $P-H$,one $P=O$
Orthophosphoric acid $(H_3PO_4)$$+5$Three $P-OH$,one $P=O$
Pyrophosphoric acid $(H_4P_2O_7)$$+5$Four $P-OH$,two $P=O$,one $P-O-P$

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