One mole of and 3 mole of are placed in a 100 litre vessel heated to 227°C

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Problem

One mole of

N_2

and 3 mole of

PCl_5

are placed in a 100 litre vessel heated to 227°C. The equilibrium pressure is 2.05 atm. Assuming ideal behaviour, calculate degree of dissociation of

PCl_5

and

K_P

of the reaction:

PCl_5 \rightleftharpoons PCl_3 + Cl_2