Question

When 75.5 grams of phosphorus pentachloride react with an excess of water, as shown in the unbalanced chemical equation below, how many moles of hydrochloric acid will be produced? Please show all your work for the calculations for full credit. PCl5 + H2O --> H3PO4 + HC

Answer 1

Explanation: M(PCL5)= 31 + 5(35.5)

=208.5g/mol

M(H20)= 18g/mol

n(PCL5) = 75.5÷208.5

= 0.362mol

n(HCl)/n(PCL5)= 5/1

n(HCl)= 5×0.362

=1.81mol of HCl