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Concentrated nitric acid oxidises white phosphorus (P4) to what?
AH3PO4
BP2O3
CPH3
DH3PO3
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. H3PO4
Being a strong oxidant, the acid takes phosphorus to its highest oxidation state, giving phosphoric acid.
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