Phosphine is not evolved when
(a) white phosphorus is boiled with a strong solution of Ba(OH)2
(b) phosphorus acid is heated
(c) calcium hypophosphite is heated
(d) metaphosphoric acid is heated.

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 (a) The combustibility of PH3 is due to presence of P2H4 . The pure PH3 is not combustible.

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