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What mass of pcl5 will be produced from the given masses of both reactants? 27 60?

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2P = 62g needs 5Cl2 = 355g Cl2 to react; so 28g P needs 355/62 x 28g Cl2 = 160.32g , so you don't have adequate chlorine so chlorine is the limiting reagent,.
from the equation 355g Cl2 stretches 479gg PCl5 ; so 54g Cl2 gives 479/355 x 54 = 72.86g

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