Describe the hybrid state of pcl5 why axial bond are longer than equatorial bond
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The hybridization of P in PCl5 is sp3d. The P atom needs five orbitals to form the five P-Cl bonds . It has a 3s and three 3p orbitals, so it must use one of its 3d orbitals to form the fifth bond
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