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The shape of PCl3 molecule is
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Q. The shape of $ PC{{l}_{3}} $ molecule is
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A
trigonal bipyramidal
B
tetrahedral
C
pyramidal
D
square planar
Solution:
$ 3bp+1\,lp=s{{p}^{3}} $ hybridisation pyramidal (due to presence of one lone pair of electron)