Answer:
0.304 mole of PCl₅.
Explanation:
We'll begin by calculating the number of mole in 54 g of Cl₂. This can be obtained as follow:
Mass of Cl₂ = 54 g
Molar mass of Cl₂ = 2 × 35.5 = 71 g/mol
Mole of Cl₂ =?
Mole = mass /molar mass
Mole of Cl₂ = 54 / 71
Mole of Cl₂ = 0.76 mole
Finally, we shall determine the number of mole of PCl₅ produced by the reaction of 54 g (i.e 0.76 mole) of Cl₂.
The equation for the reaction is given below:
10Cl₂ + P₄ —> 4PCl₅
From the balanced equation above,
10 moles of Cl₂ reacted to produce 4 moles of PCl₅.
Therefore, 0.76 mole of Cl₂ of will react to produce = (0.76 × 4)/10 = 0.304 mole of PCl₅.
Thus, 0.304 mole of PCl₅ were obtained from the reaction.
