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White phosphorus when heated with conc.NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of `CO_(2)` , forms phosphine and a sodium salt of oxoacid of phosphorus X .The oxidation state of phosphorus in X ' is

A

+3

B

+4

C

+1

D

+5

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C
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