2019 · Q81
The PCl5 molecule has trigonal bipyramidal structure. Therefore, the hybridization of p orbitals should be
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- Asp2
- Bsp3
- Cdsp2
- Ddsp3
Explanation
PCl5 has a trigonal bipyramidal geometry with five bond pairs around phosphorus. This arrangement corresponds to sp3d (dsp3) hybridisation, involving one s, three p and one d orbital. It is not sp2, sp3 or dsp2. Hence option D is correct.