pvl5 is kniwn but pl5 is not known. why?
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Due to small size of Cl atom, five Cl atoms can be accommodated around P atom. But I is of large size and therefore, five I atoms cannot be accommodated around P atom. As a result, P - I bonds are weak and prefer to form PI3 rather than PI5.
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