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Carlos is making phosphorus trichloride using the equation below.

2P +3Cl2 _PCl3

What coefficient of PCl3 would show that the law of the conservation of mass is represented in the chemical equation?

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Explanation: 2 P atoms and 6 Cl atoms (from 3 Cl2) make 2 PCl3 molecules (2 P and 2×3 = 6 Cl), so the balanced equation is 2P + 3Cl2 → 2PCl3.