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  • Fluorine Required for Reaction with Phosphorus: A Stoichiometry Calculation
    The balanced chemical equation for the reaction between phosphorus and fluorine is:

    $$P_4 + 6F_2 → 4PF_3$$

    From the stoichiometry of the reaction, we can see that 4 moles of phosphorus react with 6 moles of fluorine. The molar mass of phosphorus is 30.97 g/mol, and the molar mass of fluorine is 18.99 g/mol.

    Therefore, the number of moles of phosphorus in 6.20 g is:

    $$6.20 \text{ g }P \times \frac{1 \text{ mol }P}{30.97 \text{ g }P} = 0.200 \text{ mol }P$$

    The number of moles of fluorine needed to react with 0.200 mol of phosphorus is:

    $$0.200 \text{ mol }P \times \frac{6 \text{ mol }F_2}{4 \text{ mol }P} = 0.300 \text{ mol }F_2$$

    The mass of fluorine needed is:

    $$0.300 \text{ mol }F_2 \times 18.99 \text{ g/mol }F_2 = 5.697 \text{ g }F_2$$

    Therefore, 5.697 g of fluorine are needed to react with 6.20 g of phosphorus.

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