Balance the following equation by adding the correct mole numbers.
P⁴+Cl²->PCl³

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P₄ + Cl₂ → PCl₃

First, let's balance Cl.

There are 2 on the left, and 3 on the right.

To balance this, let's put a coefficient of 3 in front of Cl₂ and a coefficient of 2 in front of PCl₃.

P₄ + 3Cl₂ → 2PCl₃

Now we have 6 on the left and 6 on the right.

Next, let's balance P.

There are 4 on the left and 2 on the right.

Let's change the coefficient in front of PCl₃ from 2 to 4.

P₄ + 3Cl₂ → 4PCl₃

There are now 4 P on each side.

However, now Cl is unbalanced, with 6 on the left and 12 on the right.

We can change the coefficient in front of Cl₂ from 3 to 6.

P₄ + 6Cl₂ → 4PCl₃

So now, we have 4 P on each side and 12 C on each side.

This is our final balanced equation.

Hope this helps!

explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.

they are made of gases.

they have a spherical shape.

they make energy through fusion.