How many moles of H3PO4 are produced when 20.0g of HCl are produced by the reaction PCl5 + 4H2O - H3PO4 + 5HCl?
again Im looking for the mole

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How many moles of H3PO4 are produced when 20.0g of HCl are produced by the reaction PCl5 + 4H2O -> H3PO4 + 5HCl?  
again Im looking for the mole

chmvijay · Answer

hey first convert 20 gram into moles 
then i will tell u 
u know the equation

chmvijay · Answer

did u get me

chmvijay · Answer

if 5 moles of HCl produces - 1 mole of phosphoric acid
then x moles of Hcl produces =(1*x)/5

chmvijay · Answer

X=20/36.8=0.5434 moles of HCL

=0.5434*1/5 =0.108 moles of phosphoric acid will be produced

anonymous · Answer

well, that was actually the answer i had. but I guess the answer my instructor wanted was the set up of the equation.

anonymous · Answer

Also, my calculation was a little off.

anonymous · Answer

0.09 moles.

chmvijay · Answer

ok ok do u need any clarification

anonymous · Answer

no, that is all. Thanks for your help.

chmvijay · Answer

yaaa 0.09 moles nearly euals to 0.1 i do agrree with u muhammad