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JEE Main 5 September 2020, Shift 1, Chemistry Q36

Question 36 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 11 of 25.

The structure of

\mathrm{PCl_5}

in the solid state is :

(1)trigonal bipyramidal
(2)square pyramidal
(3)tetrahedral $\mathrm{[PCl_4]^+}$ and octahedral $\mathrm{[PCl_6]^-}$ Official answer
(4)square planar $\mathrm{[PCl_4]^+}$ and octahedral $\mathrm{[PCl_6]^-}$

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key (Sep 2020).

Chapter: The p-Block Elements
Topic: VSEPR Theory
Idea tested: Solid State Ionic Geometries

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