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From a mixture of yellow P and red P, ye...

From a mixture of yellow P and red P, yellow P can be removed by

A

heating with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)`

B

heating with conc. `HNO_(3)`

C

heating with NaOH (aq)

D

none of these

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The correct Answer is:
C
Only yellow P reacts with NaOH(aq)
`P_(4)+3NaOH+3H_(2)O to 3NaH_(2)PO_(2)+PH_(3)`
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