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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The equatorial and axial \(\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{Cl}\) bond length (in pm) respectively in \(\mathrm{PCl}_5\) are

  1. A 202,240
  2. B 240,202
  3. C 200,400
  4. D 200,410
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(A) 202,240

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\(\mathrm{PCl}_5\) geometry is trigonal bipyramidal axial bond length is slightly greater than equatorial bond length in this case. \(\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{Cl}\) equitorial is \(202 Å\) and \(\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{Cl}\) axial is \(240 Å\).