Chlorine reacts with hot red phosphorus to give:

P C l_{2}

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P C l_{3}

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P C l_{4}

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P C l_{5}

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Solution

The correct options are
B $P C l_{3}$
D $P C l_{5}$
Phosphorus trichloride is produced when limited supply of chlorine reacts with hot red phosphorus and with the excess amount of chlorine, it produce phosphorus pentachloride.
$2 P + 3 C l_{2} \to 2 P C l_{3}$
$2 P + 5 C l_{2} \to 2 P C l_{5}$

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Chlorine reacts with hot red phosphorus to give:

The correct options are B PCl3 D PCl5Phosphorus trichloride is produced when limited supply of chlorine reacts with hot red phosphorus and with the excess amount of chlorine, it produce phosphorus pentachloride. 2P+3Cl2 → 2PCl3 2P+5Cl2 → 2PCl5

The correct options are
B $P C l_{3}$
D $P C l_{5}$
Phosphorus trichloride is produced when limited supply of chlorine reacts with hot red phosphorus and with the excess amount of chlorine, it produce phosphorus pentachloride.
$2 P + 3 C l_{2} \to 2 P C l_{3}$
$2 P + 5 C l_{2} \to 2 P C l_{5}$