Q. What may be expected to happen when phosphine gas is mixed with chlorine gas?
A) $PCl_{5}\ and\ HCl$ are formed and the mixture cools down
B) $PH_{3} \bullet Cl_{2}$ is formed with warming up
C) $PCl_{3}$ and $HCl$ are formed and the mixture warms up
D) The mixture only cools down
Explanation
(a)
$PH_{3} + 4Cl_{2} \rightarrow PCl_{5} + 3HCl$
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