On heating with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of `CO_(2)`, white phosphorus gives a gas. Which of the following statements 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 thatn `NH_3`

Answer

C

Explanation

White phosphorus on heating with NaOH gives `PH_3` which is less basic than ammonia.