JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2020 - 5th September Morning Slot - No. 5)

The structure of PCl5 in the solid state is :
square pyramidal
tetrahedral [PCl4]+ and octahedral [PCl6]
square planar [PCl4]+ and octahedral [PCl6]
trigonal bipyramidal

Explanation

In solid state PCl5 exist in Ionpair i.e. [PCl4] + and [PCl6]

[PCl4]+ is tetrahedral.
[PCl6] is octahedral.

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