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Allotropes of Phosphorus

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What happens when white phosphorus is heated with caustic soda?
Which of the following are possible products?

_{3}

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_{5}

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NaH

_{2}

_{2}

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NaH

_{4}

_{2}

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Solution

The correct options are
A PH $_{3}$
C NaH $_{2}$ PO $_{2}$
Options (A) and C) are correct.

When white phosphorus is heated with caustic soda, it gives phosphine and sodium hypophosphite.

$P_{4} + 3 N a O H + 3 H_{2} O ⟶ P H_{3} + 3 N a H_{2} P O_{2}$

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