On heating with concentrated `NaOH` solution in an inert atmosphere of `CO_(2)`, white phosphorus gives a gas. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the gas?

Options

A. It is highly poisonous and has smell like rotten fish
B. It's solution in water decomposes in the presence of light
C. It is more basic than `NH_(3)`
D. It is less basic than `NH_(3)`

Answer

D

Explanation

`PH_(3)` is produced which is less basic than `NH_(3)`, i.e., option (d) is incorrect.