explain the geometry of the pcl5 molecule and account for its high reactivity
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The molecular geometry of PCl5 is trigonal bipyramid with symmetric electron region distribution around the central atom
In PCl5, in addition to equitorial bonds which lie in the same plane ,there are axial bonds. Since it suffers more repulsion it is longer than the other bonds. Also these are weak bondsand therefore these bonds can break easily . Because of these reasons,PCl5 is very reactive.
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