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The structure of PCl 5 in the solid state is :

Options

  1. Atetrahedral PC 4 + and octahedral PCl 6 -
  2. Bsquare planar PCl 4 + and octahedral PCl 6 -
  3. Csquare pyramidal
  4. Dtrigonal bipyramidal

Correct answer

A. tetrahedral PC 4 + and octahedral PCl 6 -

Step-by-step solution

2 PCl 5 s → PCl 4 + Tetrahedral     PCl 6 - Octahedral

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