On heating with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2, white phosphorus gives a gas. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the gas?

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It is highly poisonous and has smell like rotten fish

Its solution in water decomposes in the presence of light

lt is more basic than NH3

It is less basic than NH3

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The gas evolved is PH3 which is less basic than NH3 because of larger size of P-atom.

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