Q.

The effect of addition of helium gas to the following reaction in equilibrium state, is: PCl5(g)PCl3(g)+Cl2(g)            [2023]

1 Addition of helium will not affect the equilibrium.  
2 The equilibrium will shift in the forward direction and more of Cl2 and PCl3 gases will be produced.  
3 The equilibrium will go backward due to suppression of dissociation of PCl5.  
4 Helium will deactivate PCl5 and reaction will stop.  

Ans.

(2)

At constant pressure equilibrium shift where number of moles of gas increases so this reaction goes forward direction.