Question

The structure of $PCl _{5}$ in the solid state is

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

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$PCl _{5( s )}$ exist as $\left[ PCl _{4}\right]^{+}$ and $\left[ PCl _{6}\right]^{-}$