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The answer would be 6.
It's asking for how many Chlorine (Cl) atoms are expected in the products of the chemical reaction.
There's 2 Chlorine atoms, but we multiply it by 3 to get 6.
It's asking for how many Chlorine (Cl) atoms are expected in the products of the chemical reaction.
There's 2 Chlorine atoms, but we multiply it by 3 to get 6.
Answer:
We expect 3 chlorine atoms per molecule of product produced.
Explanation:
Given the reactants 2 Sb + 3 Cl2. As you can see in periodic table, Cl always acts with an oxidation state of -1, while Sb can act with +3 or +5. If reactants are balanced in the given part of the reaction, it means that the product must be 2SbCl3. In this reaction Sb has an oxidation state of +3.
Then 2 Sb + 3Cl2 ⇒ 2 SbCl3, so there are 3 atoms of chlorine per molecule of product produced.
If Sb was acting with +5, you need 5 atoms of chlorine per product and then
2Sb + 5Cl2 ⇒ 2SbCl5, this way you need more atoms than you have.
