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Q. The equatorial and axial $P-Cl$ bond length (in pm) respectively in $PCl _{5}$ are

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Solution:

$PCl _{5}$ geometry is trigonal bipyramidal axial bond length is slightly greater than equatorial bond length in this case.

$P - Cl$ equitorial is $202\, \mathring{A}$

and $P - Cl$ axial is $240\, \mathring{A}$

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