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On being slowly passed through water, `PH_(3)` forms bubbles but `NH_(3)` dissolves.

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On passing through water ammonia `(NH_(3))` molecules form hydrogen bonds with water and hence get dissolved in water, whereas phosphine `(PH_(3))` molecules are not able to form hydrogen bonds with water due to large atomic size of phosphorous.
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