Answer to Question #260011 in General Chemistry for jasgv

Question

Fifty grams of Chlorine reacts completely with Phosphorus obtaining ninety

grams of the product.

P4 +Cl2 =PCl3

a. Balance the chemical equation;

b. Identify the limiting reactant and the excess reactant if applicable;

c. Compute for the theoretical yield;

d. Determine the percent yield of the reaction;

e. Calculate the percent error and

f. Compute for the excess amount of the excess reactant if applicable.

g. Show the complete solutions for your answers in a separate paper.

Answer 1

P4 + 6 Cl2 → 4 PCl3

Limiting reactant is Cl2