Answer:
0,13 moles of acid are produced
Explanation:
The reaction of the problem is:
PCl₅ + 4H₂O → 5HCl + H₃PO₄
Based on the reaction, 1 mole of PCl₅ produces 6 moles of acid (5 moles of HCl + 1 mole of H₃PO₄).
The molecular mass of PCl₅ is:
1P = 30,97g/mol + 5Cl = 5×35,45g/mol = <em>208,24 g/mol</em>
That means 4,5g of PCl₅ are:
4,5g PCl₅×(1mol / 208,24g) = 0,0216 moles of PCl₅. As 1 mole of PCl₅ produces 6 moles of acid, 0,0216 moles of PCl₅ produce:
0,0216 moles PCl₅ × (6 moles acid / mole of PCl₅) =
<em>0,13 moles of acid are produced</em>
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