Some Basic Concepts Of Chemistry Question 199

Question: $ 100\ mL $ of $ PH _3 $ on decomposition produced phosphorus and hydrogen. The change in volume is [MNR 1986]

Options:

A) $ 50\ mL $ increase

B) $ 500\ mL $ decrease

C) $ 900\ mL $ decrease

D) Nil.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ \underset{100ml}{\mathop{\underset{2ml}{\mathop{2PH _3}},}},\to \underset{\text{(solid)}}{\mathop{2P}},+\underset{150ml}{\mathop{\underset{3ml}{\mathop{3H _2}},}}, $ Increase in volume $ =150ml-100ml=50ml $ increase.



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