The shape of PCl3 molecule is

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The shape of PCl3 molecule is (A) trigonal bipyramidal (B) tetrahedral (C) pyramidal (D) square planar

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/90ce15582339cc83cefb1f42bb9e8b82-.png" /> 3 b p+1 l p=s p3 hybridisation pyramidal (due to presence of one lone pair of electron)

Q. The shape of $PC l_{3}$ molecule is

trigonal bipyramidal

tetrahedral

pyramidal

square planar

$3 b p + 1 lp = s p^{3}$ hybridisation pyramidal (due to presence of one lone pair of electron)

Q. The shape of PCl3​ molecule is