ChemistryNEB 2074 (old course) (grade increment)

Give a balanced chemical reaction for the preparation of PH3 in the laboratory what happens when it is treated with O2

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Ca3P2+6H2Oheat2PH3+3Ca(OH)2
Balanced reaction for PH₃ preparation (laboratory method)

Preparation of : Phosphine () is prepared in the laboratory by the hydrolysis of calcium phosphide () with water. The balanced chemical equation is:

Reaction with : When is treated with oxygen (), it undergoes combustion to form phosphorus pentoxide () and water (). The balanced equation is:

However, in the presence of excess oxygen, it further oxidizes to form phosphoric acid ():

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