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What is the hybridization of PCl5?


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  1. The atomic number of Phosphorus is 15.
  2. The electronic configuration of Phosphorus Pis1s22s22p63s23p3.
  3. The central atom PCl5 is Phosphorus

Formula used Stericnumber=Lonepair+bondpairσ

lonepair=Zerobondpair=5Step1-Stericnumber=Lonepair+bondpairσStep2-Stericnumber=0+5stericnumber=5

Thus the hybridization of PCl5 is sp3dand the shape of the molecule is trigonal bipyramidal.


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