When a mixture containing PCl3 and PCl5 is heated with Ethyl alcohol total of ‘4’ moles of C2H5Cl is formed. Mole ratio of PCl3 and PCl5 in the mixture is
A
3 : 1
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B
2 : 1
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C
1 : 3
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D
1 : 1
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Solution
The correct option is D 1 : 1 3C2H5OH+PCl3→3C2H5Cl+H3PO3 1 mole C2H5OH+PCl5→C2H5Cl+POCl3+HCl 1 mole