What happens when white phosphorus is Nheated with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2?

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What happens when white phosphorus is Nheated with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2?

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White phosphorous dissolves in boiling NaOH solution (in a CO2 atmosphere) to give phosphine, PH3.

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