Calculate the valency of phosphorus in phosphorus pentachloride and phosphorus trichloride.
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valency is defined as number of free electrons present for bonding in the outermost shell (usually 5 when it is not bonded to any other atom)
in phosphorus pentachloride(PCl5)
valency is zero
in phosphorus trichloride(PCl3)
valency is two
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