Question 37

Name of the compound. Alkaline hydrolysis is of white phosphorous gives sodium salt of phosphorous and a gas with rotten fishy smell, the gas is.


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Solution

PLACEHOLDER ANSWER - the answer is a name. White phosphorus with NaOH gives sodium hypophosphite and phosphine, $$\text{P}_4 + 3\text{NaOH} + 3\text{H}_2\text{O} \rightarrow 3\text{NaH}_2\text{PO}_2 + \text{PH}_3$$. The gas with a rotten-fish smell is phosphine, $$\text{PH}_3$$.

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