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Number of equatorial bonds in $P {C l}_{5}$ are________.

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Number of equatorial bonds in $P {C l}_{5}$ are three.
There are 3 equatorial and 2 axial P-Cl bonds.
Hence, the statement is true. The answer is 1.

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