Question

Predict the polarity for the structure pcl4+

Answer 1

Answer:

Phosphorus uses $sp^{3}$ orbital

Polarity for the structure is given below

Answer 2

Answer:

The polarity structure of $P C l_{4}^{+}$ is attached below.

Explanation:

Phosphorus has five valence electrons. Chlorine has 7 electrons in its outer shell and requires one electron to complete its octet structure. Since there are four chlorine atoms, the total valence electron for chlorine atoms is 4 x 7 = 28.  

The total number of valence electrons is 28 + 5 = 33. Since, there is a positive charge on the molecule, this denotes a loss of electron and so the final count of electron is 33 - 1 = 32.  

The four chlorine atoms each bond with the phosphorus atom at the centre to complete the octet structure. This implies that there is no lone electron pair in the central phosphorus atom.

The entire structure is enclosed within bracket and a positive sign is added to indicate the ion.  thus follows a tetrahedral molecular geometry with  hybridization.