MCQ
Identify the correct statements with reference to the given reaction:

$\text{P}_4+3\text{OH}^-+3\text{H}_2\text{O}\xrightarrow{ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }\text{PH}_3+3\text{H}_2\text{PO}^-_2$

  • A
    Phosphorus is undergoing reduction only.
  • B
    Phosphorus is undergoing oxidation only.
  • C
    Phosphorus is undergoing oxidation as well as reduction.
  • D
    Hydrogen is undergoing neither oxidation nor reduction.

Answer

  1. Phosphorus is undergoing oxidation as well as reduction.
  2. Hydrogen is undergoing neither oxidation nor reduction.

Explanation:

$\stackrel{0}{\text{P}_4}+\stackrel{-2+1}{\text{3OH}}+\stackrel{+3-2}{\text{3H}_2\text{O }}\xrightarrow{ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }\stackrel{-3+1}{\text{PH}_3}+\stackrel{-2+1-2}{\text{3H}_2\text{PO}^-_2}$

Because O.N. of P increases from 0 (P4) to +1 (H2P02) and decreases from 0 (P4) to -3 (PH3), therefore, P has undergone both oxidation as well as reduction. So, option (c) is correct. Option (d) is also correct because O.N. of H remains +1 in all the compounds and hence hydrogen is undergoing neither oxidation nor reduction.

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