Phosphorous pentachloride is produced by the reaction between phosphine and chlorine gas. What mass of chlorine gas would be required to produced 0.015 kg of phosphorous pentachloride
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Expert's answer
2019-04-01T07:47:46-0400
PH3+4 Cl2 = PCl5 + 3 HCl
Mass of 1 mol of PCl5 = 31+5*35.5 = 208,5 g
0,015 kg /0.2085 kg/mol = 0,071942 mol
Mass of clorine = 4 *( 35,5*2) *0,071942 mol = 20.43 g
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