Chemistry · Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation number and balancing of redox reactions
White phosphorus on reaction with NaOH gives as one of the products. This is a?
White phosphorus on reaction with NaOH gives \( P H_{3} \) as one of the products. This is a?
- A. Dimerisation reaction
- B. Disproportionation reaction
- C. condensation reaction
- D. Precipitation reaction
Step-by-step solution
In the reaction of white phosphorus (P4) with NaOH, phosphorus undergoes both oxidation (from 0 to +1 in NaH2PO2) and reduction (from 0 to -3 in PH3), characteristic of a disproportionation reaction.
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