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Ch.15 - Chemical Equilibrium

Chapter 15, Problem 162a

For the decomposition reaction PCl5(g) ⇌ PCl3(g) + Cl2(g), Kp = 381 at 600 K and Kc = 46.9 at 700 K. (a) Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic? Explain. Does your answer agree with what you would predict based on bond energies?

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