In solid state, phosphorus (V) chloride exists in ionic form with ions X and Y. The shapes of ions $X$ and $Y$ respectively are :

X-octahedral, Y-trigonal bipyramidal

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X-tetrahedral, Y-plane trigonal

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X-square planar, Y-octahedral

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X-tetrahedral, Y-octahedral

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Solution

The correct option is C X-tetrahedral, Y-octahedral
Phosphorous (V) chloride exists as $P C l_{4}^{+}$ and $P C l_{6}^{-}$ . Cationic part is tetrahedral and anionic part is octahedral.

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