Showing posts with label What happens when white phosphorus is heated with concentrated NaOH. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 19 August 2014

What happens when white phosphorus is heated with concentrated NaOH

What happens when white phosphorus is heated with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2?

Answer

White phosphorous dissolves in boiling NaOH solution (in a CO2 atmosphere) to give phosphine, PH3.
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