Asked by Mike
PCl5 (g) <=> PCl3 (g) +Cl2
what is the property that might be observed in order to determine when equlibrium has been reached?
The question is a little vague. Is the property visual or some other property? I don't think vision (color) will work for PCl5 is a yellowish color and chlorine gas is ayellow green. But I wonder about the possibility of noting that 1 mole of PCl5 produces 2 mols of gas; therefore, if the PCl5 is placed in a sealed container (at a constant temperature) that had a pressusre guage attached, I wonder if equilibrium for the reaction would be noted by the pressure not changing? Check my thinking.
what is the property that might be observed in order to determine when equlibrium has been reached?
The question is a little vague. Is the property visual or some other property? I don't think vision (color) will work for PCl5 is a yellowish color and chlorine gas is ayellow green. But I wonder about the possibility of noting that 1 mole of PCl5 produces 2 mols of gas; therefore, if the PCl5 is placed in a sealed container (at a constant temperature) that had a pressusre guage attached, I wonder if equilibrium for the reaction would be noted by the pressure not changing? Check my thinking.