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White phosphorous may be removed from red phosphorus by :

A

sublimation

B

distillation

C

heating

D

heating with an alkali solution

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D
Red phosphorus is inert towards sodium hydroxide but white phosphorus reacts according to following reaction. `P_(4)+3NaOH+3H_(2)O to PH_(3)+3NaH_(2)PO_(2)`
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