What is the nature of the bonding in Phosphorus tri-chloride?

Ionic bond

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Covalent bond

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Covalent coordinate bond

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Metallic bonding

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Solution

The correct option is B
Covalent bond

Phosphorous trichloride is a covalent compound. Both phosphorous and chlorine are located on the right side of the periodic table where nonmetals are located. This means both elements are nonmetals and will form a covalent bond.

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