Answer: The total pressure of the container will be 2.00 atm
Explanation:
We are given:
Initial moles of phosphorus pentachloride = 1.00 atm
For the given chemical reaction:
[tex]PCl_5\rightleftharpoons PCl_3+Cl_2[/tex]
By Stoichiometry of the reaction:
1 mole of [tex]PCl_5[/tex] produces 1 mole of [tex]PCl_3[/tex] and 1 mole of chlorine gas
So, 1.00 atm of [tex]PCl_5[/tex] will also produce 1.00 atm of [tex]PCl_3[/tex] and 1.00 atm of chlorine gas when the reaction goes to completion.
Total pressure of the container when the reaction goes to completion = 1.00 + 1.00 = 2.00 atm
Hence, the total pressure of the container will be 2.00 atm