What is vacant d orbital concept in pcl5? Please explain

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Solution

The atomic number of phosphorous is 15.
Thus, its atomic configuration can be written as 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3.
Therefore, the 3d orbital in phophorous is empty and available for recieving electrons from chlorine.

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