Match the entries in LIST-A with entries LIST-B and LIST-C
LIST-A LIST-B LIST-C
(A) $P {C l}_{5}$
(a) ${s p}^{3} d$ (1) Linear
(B) $B e {C l}_{2}$
(b) $s p$ (2) Trigonal bipyramid
(C) ${N H}_{3}$
(c) ${s p}^{3}$ (3) Pyramidal
(D) $X e F_{4}$
(d) ${s p}^{3} d^{2}$ (4) Square planar
(E) $X e F_{6}$ (e) ${s p}^{3} d^{2}$ (5) Pentagonal pyramid

The steric number of $P {C l}_{5}$ is

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Solution

$P C l_{5} : s t e r i c n u m b e r = 5, s p^{3} d, T r i g o n a l b i p y r a m i d B e C l_{2} : s t e r i c n u m b e r = 2, s p, l i n e a r N H_{3} : s t e r i c n u m b e r = 4, s p^{3}, p y r a m i d a l X e F_{4} : s t e r i c n u m b e r = 4, d s p^{2}, s q u a r e p l a n a r X e F_{6} : s t e r i c n u m b e r = 6, s p^{3} d^{2}, o c t a h e d r a l$

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