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For the equilibrium PCl5(g) PCl3(g) + Cl2(g), Kc = 4.0 at 228°C. If pure PCl5 is placed in a 1.00-L container and allowed to come to equilibrium, and the equilibrium concentration of PCl5(g) is 0.26 M, what is the equilibrium concentration of PCl3?
PCl5(g) <----> PCl3(g) + Cl2(g), Kc = 4.0
Equilibrium constant , Kc = ( [PCl3(g) ] [ Cl2(g)]) / [ PCl5(g)]
( X * X ) / 0.26 = 4.0
X2 = 0.26*4.0
= 1.04
X = 1.02 M
So the equilibrium concentration of PCl3 is 1.02 M