- PCl$_{5}$ has a trigonal bipyramidal structure. - This structure arises from the hybridization of the central atom's valence orbitals. - A trigonal bipyramidal geometry corresponds to sp$^3$d (or dsp$^3$) hybridization. - The central P atom has 5 bonding pairs and 0 lone pairs.
The PCl$_{5}$ molecule has trigonal bipyramidal structure. Therefore, the hybridization of p orbitals should be
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2019 · Topic: Inorganic Chemistry (Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure)
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