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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The number of \(120^{\circ}, \mathrm{Cl}-\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{Cl}\) angles in phosphorus pentachloride are

  1. A 3
  2. B 6
  3. C 9
  4. D 1
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(A) 3

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Geometry and structure of phosphorus pentachloride \(\left(\mathrm{PCl}_5\right)\) molecule is trigonal bipyramidal where P-atom is \(s p^3 d\)-hybridised. Three \(\mathrm{Cl}\)-atom are present at equatorial positions with…