There are some deposits of nitrated and phosphates in the earth's crust. Nitrates are
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Date: 2020-07-26

There are some deposits of nitrated and phosphates in the earth's crust. Nitrates are more soluble in water. Nitrates are difficult to reduce under laboratory conditions but microbes do it easily. Ammonia forms a large number of complexes with transition metal ions. Hybridisation easily explains the ease of sigma donation capability of `NH_3` and `PH_3`. Phosphine is a flammable gas and is prepared from white phosphorous.  Which of the following statement is correct ?