Q. According to VSEPR theory, the molecular geometry of PCl₅ is:

वीएसईपीआर सिद्धांत के अनुसार, पीसीएल₅ की आणविक ज्यामिति है:

A
Tetrahedral
चतुष्फलकीय
B
Trigonal pyramidal
त्रिकोणीय पिरामिडनुमा
C
Trigonal bipyramidal
पिरामिडनुमा त्रिकोण
D
Octahedral
अष्टभुजाकार

Explanation

Phosphorus pentachloride (PCl₅) has five bonding pairs and no lone pairs. According to VSEPR theory, this leads to a trigonal bipyramidal geometry: 3 atoms in an equatorial plane and 2 atoms in axial positions.

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