PCl5, PCl3 and water in Inorganic Chemistry Posted February 1, 2006 Sorry, I'm not 100% sure this an inorganic question, but I'm having a little problem understanding this. Why does PCl5 + H20 --> H3PO4 + 5HCl but PCl3 + H20 --> H3PO3 + 3HCl Basically, why does PCl5 form phosphoric acid as opposed to forming phosphonic acid? Thank you! 0
PCl5, PCl3 and water
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Sorry, I'm not 100% sure this an inorganic question, but I'm having a little problem understanding this.
Why does PCl5 + H20 --> H3PO4 + 5HCl
but PCl3 + H20 --> H3PO3 + 3HCl
Basically, why does PCl5 form phosphoric acid as opposed to forming phosphonic acid?
Thank you!