He thought elements that haven't been discovered belonged in the place of the gap. He could also use the atomic mass of the missing elements
Answer:

Explanation:
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In this case, given the reaction:

It means that since the coefficients preceding phosphorous and phosphorous trifluoride are 1 and 4, the correct mole ratio should be:

Because given the mass of phosphorous it is convenient to convert it to moles and then cancel it out with the moles on bottom of the mole ratio.
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