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How will you obtain phosphine from phosphorus?

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Solution :Phosphine is produced when white phosphorus in HEATED with a concentrated solution of NaOH in an inert atmosphere of `CO_(2)` or oil GAS.
`P_(4)(s)3NaOH(aq)+3H_(3)O(l)underset(Delta)overset(CO_(2)atm.)tounderset("Phosphine")(PH_(3)(G))+underset("Sod. hypophosphite")(3NaH_(2)PO_(2))(aq)`


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