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Identify the oxidation number of phosphorus in the compound sodium phosphate.

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It is +5. There -8 charge due to four oxygen atoms and +3 due to one sodium atom and 2 hydrogen atom which makes it necessary for phosphorus to have +5 charge on it to make the compound electrically neutral. The charge on phosphorus corresponds to its oxidation number.
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