Explain why PCl5 is trigonal bipyramidal whereas IF5 is square pyramidal.
Explain why PCl5 is trigonal bipyramidal whereas IF5 is square pyramidal.
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Ans: In PCl5, P has 5 valence electrons in orbitals and make 5 bonds with 5 Cl atoms, it will share one of its electrons from 3s to 3d orbital, therefore the hybridization will be sp3d and the geometry will be trigonal bipyramidal.
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