JEE Advanced2008Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Actual
Paragraph: There are some deposits of nitrates and phosphates in earth's crust. Nitrates are more soluble in water. Nitrates are difficult to reduce under the laboratory conditions but microbes do it easily. Ammonia forms 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 p
Options
- Adimerisation reaction
- Bdisproportionation reaction
- Ccondensation reaction
- Dprecipitation reaction
Correct answer
B. disproportionation reaction
Step-by-step solution
White phosphorus on reaction with NaOH gives PH ₃ as one of the product in disproportionation reaction P ₄+3 NaOH +3 H ₂ O 3 NaH ₂ PO ₂+ PH ₃