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What happens when white phosphorus is heated with concentrated $N a O H$ solution in an inert atmosphere of $C O_{2}$ ?

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White phosphorous dissolves in boiling NaOH solution (in a $C O_{2}$ atmosphere) to give phosphine ( $P H_{3}$ ). The reaction is as follows:

$P_{4}$ + $3 N a O H$ + $3 H_{2} O$ $\to$ $p h o s p h i n e P H_{3}$ + $3 N a H_{2} P O_{2}$

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