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The formation of PH4 is difficult compared to NH4 because:

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a

lone pair of phosphorus is optically inert

b

lone pair of phosphorus resides in almost pure p-orbital

c

lone pair of phosphorus resides at sp3 orbital

d

lone pair of phosphorus resides in almost pure s-orbital

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The formation of PH4+​ is difficult compared to NH4+​ because lone pair of phosphorus resides in almost pure s-orbital.
Due to this, phosphine lacks nucleophilicity and the donation of the lone pair to a proton becomes difficult.
In ammonia, the lone pair is present in sp3 hybrid orbital and can be easily donated to proton.

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