Consider the following equilibrium: PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) ⇄ PCl5(g) When 0.80 moles of PCl3 and 0.80 moles of Cl2 are placed in a 2.00 L container and allowed to reach equilibrium, 0.488 moles of PCl5 are present. From this information, the value of the Keq is

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Consider the following equilibrium: PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) ⇄ PCl5(g)
When 0.80 moles of PCl3 and 0.80 moles of Cl2 are placed in a 2.00 L container and allowed to reach equilibrium, 0.488 moles of PCl5 are present. From this information, the value of the Keq is

 

a

0.10

b

0.30

c

3.3

d

10

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