Question

In solid state PCl5 is a _________.
(i) covalent solid
(ii) octahedral structure
(iii) ionic solid with [PCl6]+ octahedral and [PCl4]- tetrahedra
(iv) ionic solid with [PCl4]+ tetrahedral and [PCl6]- octahedra


NCERT Class XII
Chemistry - Exemplar Problems

Chapter 7. The p-block elements

Answer 1

the correct answer is option number (iii)

Answer 2

(iii) ionic solid with [PCl6]+ octahedral and [PCl4]- tetrahedra.....................