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What happens when white phosphorus is heated with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atomosphere of CO_(2) ?

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Solution :White PHOSPHORUS when heated with concentrated `NAOH` forms phosphine, `PH_(3)` and sodium hypophosphite, `NaH_(2)PI_(2)`.
`P_(4)+underset("conc.")(3NaOH)+3H_(2)Ooverset("hot")rarr PH_(3)+3NaH_(2)PO_(2)`


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