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Reaction between sodium hydroxide and phosphorus trioxide
My chemistry textbook [1], chapter Periodic Properties of Elements, section p-Block elements — formation of oxides suggests that the reaction is
$$\ce{P2O3 + 2 NaOH -> 2 NaHPO3},\tag{R1}$$
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How to identify a redox reaction?
Which balanced equation represents a redox reaction?
\begin{align}
&\mathrm{A.} &\ce{AgNO3 + NaCl &-> AgCl + NaNO3} \\
&\mathrm{B.} &\ce{BaCl2 + K2CO3 &-> BaCO3 + 2KCl} ...