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wariber [46]
3 years ago
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Phosphorus pentachloride decomposes to phosphorus trichloride at high temperatures according to the equation: pcl5(g)→pcl3(g)+cl

2(g) at 250° 0.125 m pcl5 is added to the flask. if kc = 1.80, what are the equilibrium concentrations of each gas?
Chemistry
1 answer:
Andrej [43]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

\boxed{\text{[PCl$_{5}$] = 0.0077 mol/L; [PCl$_{3}$] = [Cl$_{2}$] = 0.117 mol/L}}

Explanation:

The balanced equation is

PCl₅(g) ⇌ PCl₃(g) + Cl₂(g)

You don't give the volume of the flask, so I assume it is 1 L.

We can set up an ICE table to organize our calculations.

\begin{array}{lccccc} & \text{PCl}_{5} & \rightleftharpoons & \text{PCl}_{3} & + & \text{Cl}_{2} \\\text{I/mol}\cdot\text{L}^{-1}: & 0.125 & & 0 & & 0 &\\\text{C/mol}\cdot\text{L}^{-1}: & -x & & +x & & +x &\\\text{E/mol}\cdot\text{L}^{-1}:& 0.125-x & & x & & x &\\\end{array}

K_{\text{c}} = \dfrac{\text{[PCl$_3$][Cl$_2$]}}{\text{[PCl$_5$]}} = \dfrac{x^{2}}{0.125-x} = 1.80

Check for negligibility

\dfrac{0.125}{1.80} = 0.0674 < 400.

x is not negligible, so we must solve a quadratic.

x^{2} = 1.80(0.125 - x)\\x^{2} = 0.225 - 1.80x\\x^{2} + 1.80x - 0.225 = 0\\

Solve for x.

x = 0.1173

[PCl₅] = 0.125 - x = 0.125 – 0.1173 = 0.0077 mol·L⁻¹

[PCl₃] = x = 0.117 mol·L⁻¹

 [Cl₂] = x = 0.117 mol·L⁻¹

\boxed{\textbf{[PCl$_{5}$] = 0.0077 mol/L; [PCl$_{3}$] = [Cl$_{2}$] = 0.117 mol/L}}

Check:

\dfrac{0.117^{2}}{0.0077} = 1.80\\\\\dfrac{0.0138}{0.0077} = 1.79

Close enough. It checks.

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