Notifications
Clear all
0
17/02/2022 5:15 pm
Topic starter
What happens when white phosphorus is heated with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2?
1 Answer
0
17/02/2022 5:18 pm
White phosphorous dissolves in boiling NaOH solution (in a CO2 atmosphere) to give phosphine, PH3.
P4 + 3NaOH + 3H2O → PH3 + 3NaH2PO2
Phosphine Sodium hypophosphite