Question

phosphorous pentachloride has A) has all the five equivalent bonds B) on hydrolysis gives an oxo acid of phosphorous which is tribasic C) exists as on ionic solid in which cation has octahedral structure and anion has tetrahedral structure. D) on hydrolysis give an oxo acid of phosphorous which is a good reducing agent

Answer 1

Answer:

b is the correct answer

Answer 2

Properties of Phosphorus Pentachloride

Explanation:

• Phosphorus pentachloride structure Trigonal bipyramidal in which all five bond are not equivalent it possess two different type of bond one is axial bond and other is equatorial bond
• When $PCl_{5}$  exist as ion , anion possess octahedral structure and cation possess tetrahedral structure.
• On hydrolysis phosphorus pentachloride give oxo acid which is in $+5$ O.S so it can never act as a good reducing agent
• On hydrolysis phosphorus pentachloride give oxo acid which is tri basic
• Its answer is B