Question:
On heating with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2, white phosphorus gives a gas. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the gas?
(i) It is highly poisonous and has smelled like rotten fish.
(ii) It’s a solution in water decomposes in the presence of light.
(iii) It is more basic than NH3
(iv) It is less basic than NH3
Solution:
Option (iii) It is more basic than NH3 is the answer.