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Assertion :PCl5 has trigonal bipyramidal shape because Reason: All bond length of PCl in PCl5 are equal

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
PCl5 has trigonal bipyramidal shape due to sp3d hybridisation.
Axial bond lengths in PCl5 are longer than equatorial bond lengths due to lesser %s character in axial bonds

Hence, option C is correct.

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