when some phosphorus penta chloride was heated to a temperature T in a container 78% OF IT decomposed and the pressure in the container was 2.2
PCl5(g) backward and forward reaction PCL3(g) + CL2 (g)
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PCl
5 <--------------> PCl
3(g) + Cl
2(g)1 mole of phosphorous-penta-chloride was heated, i.e 100 %, 78 % decomposed ! i.e 78 % of 1 mole..
Therefore : 78 / 100 = 0.78 moles
[PCl
3] X [Cl
2]
K
p = ----------------------------------------
[PCl
5]
Total : 0.78 + 0.78 + 0.78 = 2.34
Fraction of PCl5 = 0.78 1
------- = --- (Same is for PCl
3 and Cl
2).
2.34 3
2.2 MPa X 1000 = 2200 KPa
(1/3) (2200) = 733.3 ----------------------> Partial pressure for the three.
Therefore K
p = (733.3)
2 / 733.3 = 733.3 KPa
Is this the answer ?