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Chlorides of Phosphorus

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Question

In solid state $P C l_{5}$ is a :

covalent solid

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octahedral structure

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ionic solid with

[P C l_{6}]^{+}

octahedral and

[P C l_{4}]^{-}

tetrahedral

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ionic solid with

[P C l_{4}]^{+}

tetrahedral and

[P C l_{6}]^{-}

octahedral

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Solution

The correct option is D ionic solid with $[P C l_{4}]^{+}$ tetrahedral and $[P C l_{6}]^{-}$ octahedral

In solid state $P C l_{5}$ tries to exist as oppositely charged ions like

(1) $P C l_{4}^{+}$ and (2) $P C l_{6}^{-}$ as the ionic bonding enhances the crystalline nature .

also $P C l_{4}^{+}$ is tetrahedral , while $P C l_{6}^{-}$ is octahedral . these structure fit well into each other which gives more stability to solid structure .
Hence option D is correct.

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In solid state $P C l_{5}$ exists as

P {C l}_{5}

P {C l}_{5}

P {C l}_{4}^{+}

P {C l}_{6}^{-}

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[P C l_{4}]^{+} [P C l_{6}]^{-}

P C l_{5}

P C l_{4}^{+}

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2 P C l_{5} ⇌ P C l_{4}^{+} + P C l_{6}^{-}

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