JEE Main202225 Jun 2022Evening ShiftChemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Actual
PCl 5 + H 2 O → A + HCl A + H 2 O → B + HCl Find number of ionisable hydrogen in B
Correct answer
3
Step-by-step solution
PCl 5 is a yellowish white powder and in moist air, it hydrolyses into POCl 3 and finally gets converted to phosphoric acid. PCl 5 + H 2 O → POCl 3 + 2 HCl POCl 3 + 3 H 2 O → H 3 PO 4 + 3 HCl Phosphoric acid has 3 ionisable hydrogen atoms.