Molecular chlorine gas and molecular fluorine gas combine to form a gaseous product. Under the same conditions of temperature and pressure it is found that one volume of Cl2 reacts with 3 volumes of F2 to yield two volumes of the product. What is the product's formula??
2007-01-09 08:15:29 · 5 answers · asked by Kim L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Molecular chlorine gas is Cl2, molecular flourine gas is F2.
They end up with a ratio of 1 Cl2 to 3 F2. Thus, it could be ClF3, or Cl2F6, or Cl3F9. However, 1 Cl2 + 3 F2 must be 2 of the new molecule, so 1 Cl2 + 3 F2 => 2 ClF3.
The molecule is ClF3. Note that this molecule probably doesn't show up in nature. It is just the only molecule that works to do the problem.
2007-01-09 08:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by Nicknamr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-09 08:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by jonah 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
how about in english.
2007-01-09 08:23:26 · answer #3 · answered by Levi Smithe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cl2 + F2 ----> 2CLF ?
chlorine (I) fluorine??
i dunno maybe... doesn't sound too right
2007-01-09 08:20:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(ClF3)n
2007-01-09 08:29:20 · answer #5 · answered by hatchiiii 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋