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HELP WITH WRITING REACTIONS!!

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:25 pm
by parisnicole1989
Hi. I need to write balanced equations for the following reactions.
hydrogen and potassium, hydrogen and fluorine, hydrogen and sulfur, white phosphorus with excess bromine, and excess white phosphorus with oxygen. Thanks! :D

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:59 am
by Hwguy
Hydrogen + Potassium
H2 + 2K -> 2KH

Hydrogen + Fluorine
H2 + F2 -> 2HF

Hydrogen + Sulfur
H2 + S -> H2S

White Phosphorus with Excess Bromine
P4 + 6Br2 -> PBr3 (+ Any unreacted Br2)
OR
P4 + 10Br2 -> PBr5 (+ Any unreacted Br2)
(both possible depending on conditions and temperature also above 100 degrees C PBr5 decays to PBr3)

White Phosphorus + Oxygen
P4 + 5o2 -> P4O10 (+ Any unreacted P4)