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On heating with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of `CO_2`, white phosphorus gives a gas. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the gas?

A

It is more basic than `NH_3` .

B

Its solution in water decomposes in the presence of light.

C

It is less basic than `NH_3` .

D

It is highly poisonous and has smell like rotten fish.

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