Predicting the product of SOCl2 with white phosphorus

[Raghav Gupta]

Homework Statement

The product formed in the reaction of SOCl₂ with white phosphorus is
1. PCl₃
2. SO₂Cl₂
3. SCl₂
4. POCl₃

Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

I can google that but I want to know that how can we know it intuitively or by ourselves?
It was asked in a test and in test, internet is not available.

There must be a way or then why it is asked in exam because there are many reactions in World ( may be infinite) and to rote memorize each of it may not be fruitful as we have to look at our retention power?

 

[Borek]

These days I wouldn't know without checking some reference book.

At the same time there was definitely a moment (when I learned for an inorganic chemistry exam) that I remembered many such things.

 

[Raghav Gupta]

These days I wouldn't know without checking some reference book.

At the same time there was definitely a moment (when I learned for an inorganic chemistry exam) that I remembered many such things.

But in reference books also so many reactions are given maybe 100 or 150 for s - block. 300- 500 for p-block. They have done the balancing , written stoichometric coefficients, reactants and products.What is a clever way to learn?

Are the exams checking our rote memorization power by that?

 

[mooncrater]

It is in ncert page 177.

 

[Raghav Gupta]

It is in ncert page 177.

HaHa know that. Can you answer my post 3?

 

[mooncrater]

For P block, s block and hydrogen only (and only) NCERT is sufficient for JEE (adv). For metallurgy, d-block, inorganic qualitative analysis (not in ncert) you need to go in deep.

 

[Raghav Gupta]

For P block, s block and hydrogen only (and only) NCERT is sufficient for JEE (adv). For metallurgy, d-block, inorganic qualitative analysis (not in ncert) you need to go in deep.

Do you know every reaction given in NCERT of s block and p block?

 

[mooncrater]

Do you know every reaction given in NCERT of s block and p block?

I need to revise the whole s block, p block and Hydrogen after which i can claim that(which I have not recently). But this is the minimal requirement that must be fulfilled to gain a score in inorganic.

 

[Raghav Gupta]

What is a clever way of learning this reactions as I have asked in post 3 ?
You may have read that chapters earlier also in 11th grade but the thing is of retaining.
Some chapters we remember because of interest.
I was also trying to revise but it seems hard.

 

[mooncrater]

There is no clever way. In a week, study and revise the whole inorganic twice, (nowadays you will need more time dedicated as we don't have time). Revise, revise, revise...

 

[epenguin]

These days I wouldn't know without checking some reference book.

At the same time there was definitely a moment (when I learned for an inorganic chemistry exam) that I remembered many such things.

Yes and there must be some reason beta-napthtol rings a bell, I must have known what it is used for once.

 

[Raghav Gupta]

Yes and there must be some reason beta-napthtol rings a bell, I must have known what it is used for once.

So you have seen my other thread, involving β naphthol.
I was just asking if you people know some tricks to learn inorganic chemistry the clever way to retain all.

So I think the conclusion reached is don't give importance to these topics so much or if you have the power learn it all.( I hope epenguin will not put me in his blacklist. )
In my opinion there must be a mechanism for these reactions or the people have not discovered that?