Solid phosphorus  P and chlorine  Cl2  gas react to form solid phosphorus pentachloride  PCl5 . Suppose you have 9.0 mol of P and 1.0 mol of Cl2 in a reactor.   Could half the P react?   yes     no   If you answered yes, calculate how many moles of PCl5 would be produced after half the P was used up. Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 mol

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Solid phosphorus
 P
and chlorine
 Cl2 
gas react to form solid phosphorus pentachloride
 PCl5
. Suppose you have
9.0
mol
of
P
and
1.0
mol
of
Cl2
in a reactor.

 

Could half the
P
react?
 
yes
 
 
no
 
If you answered yes, calculate how many moles of
PCl5
would be produced after half the
P
was used up. Round your answer to the nearest
0.1
mol
.
mol
 
 

 

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