The structure of PCl 5 in the solid state is :

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The structure of

{PCl}_{5}

in the solid state is :

Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)JEE MainJEE Main 2020 (05 Sep Shift 1)

Options:

A tetrahedral ${[{PC}_{4}]}^{+}$ and octahedral ${[{PCl}_{6}]}^{-}$
B square planar ${[{PCl}_{4}]}^{+}$ and octahedral ${[{PCl}_{6}]}^{-}$
C square pyramidal
D trigonal bipyramidal

Solution:

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The correct answer is: tetrahedral

{[{PC}_{4}]}^{+}

and octahedral

{[{PCl}_{6}]}^{-}

$2 {PCl}_{5} (s) \to \underset{Tetrahedral}{{[{PCl}_{4}]}^{+}} \underset{Octahedral}{{[{PCl}_{6}]}^{-}}$

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