What happens when white phosphorus is heated with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2?
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White
phosphorous dissolves in boiling NaOH solution (in a CO2 atmosphere) to
give phosphine (PH3). The reaction is as follows:
P4 + 3NaOH +
3H2O→PH3phosphine + 3NaH2PO2
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