When in contact with traces of oxidizing agents like $C l_{2}$ ,Phosphine explodes- True or False?

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A
True

When exposed to oxidizing agents, Phosphine explodes. When PH₃ comes in contact with Chlorine gas, the reaction is as follows:

$P H_{3} (g) + 3 C l_{2} (g) \to P C l_{3} (l) + 3 H C l (g)$

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