How is $P {C l}_{3}$ produced industrially?

Reacting chlorine with white phosphorus

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Reacting chlorine with phosphorus acid

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Reacting chlorine with black phophorous

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Solution

The correct option is A Reacting chlorine with white phosphorus
Industrially Phosphorous trichloride is prepared by the reaction of Chlorine with a solution of white Phosphorous in phosphorous trichloride.
The reaction is given by:
$P_{4}$ $+$ $6 C l_{2}$ $⟶$ $4 P C l_{3}$

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