JEE Main 2020 — Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
Question
The structure of PCl5
in the solid state is :
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
Btetrahedral [PCl4]+ and octahedral [PCl6]–
Step-by-step explanation
In solid state PCl5
exist in Ionpair i.e. [PCl4]
+ and [PCl6]
–
[PCl4]+ is tetrahedral.
[PCl6]– is octahedral.
[PCl4]+ is tetrahedral.
[PCl6]– is octahedral.
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