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White Phosphorus may be removed from red...

White Phosphorus may be removed from red Phosphorus by

A

Sublimation

B

Distillation

C

Dissolving in `CS_(2)`

D

Heating with an alkali

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The correct Answer is:
D
White phosphorus is dissolved while Red phosphorus does not react.
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