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 than `NH_(3)`

Answer

D

Explanation

`PH_(3)` is produced which is less basic than `NH_(3)`, i.e., option (d) is incorrect.