pcl5 is more covalent then pcl3 why?
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PCl5 is more covalent because it is non polar covalent molecule because individual moments of dipole P-Cl cancel each other whereas PCl3 is polar covalent molecule.
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The oxidation state of P in PCl₅ is +5 and that in PCl₃ is +3. Since elements in the +5 oxidation state have less tendency to lose electrons than in the +3 oxidation state, therefore, P in the +5 oxidation state has more tendency to share its electrons with Cl than in the +3 oxidation state. Thus, PCl₅ is more covalent than PCl₃.
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