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In the solid state PCl5 exists as an ionic solid - True or False?


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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A

True


In the solid state PCl5 exists as [PCl4]+[PCl6]. Do note that the PCl5 is borderline ionic-covalent. In other words, the compound has nearly equal characteristics of both ionic and covalent characters!

The cation [PCl4]+ is tetrahedral while [PCl6] is octahedral


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