JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure
The structure of \(PCl _{5}\) in the solid state is
- A square pyramidal
- B tetrahedral \(\left[ PCl _{4}\right]^{+}\) and octahedral \(\left[ PCl _{6}\right]^{-}\)
- C square planar \(\left[ PCl _{4}\right]^{+}\) and octahedral \(\left[ PCl _{6}\right]^{-}\)
- D trigonal bipyramidal
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(B) tetrahedral \(\left[ PCl _{4}\right]^{+}\) and octahedral \(\left[ PCl _{6}\right]^{-}\)
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