When white phosphorous reacts with `NaOH`, it produces a gaseous mixture by the following
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Date: 12/04/2020

When white phosphorous reacts with `NaOH`, it produces a gaseous mixture by the following parallel reaction.   `P_(4) +3NaOH  +3H_(2)O rarr 3NaH_(2)PO_(2)+PH_(3)uarr`   `3P_(4)+8NaOH +8H_(2)O rarr 8NaH_(2)PO_(2)+2P_(2)H_(4)uarr`   The gas mixture comes out and catches fire immediately due the presence of