Question

Why in solid state pcl5 behaves as an ionic species?

Answer 1

✔✔At the time of hybridisation

✔✔P is a Metal and CL is a non metal

✔✔As we know that when they both combine to each other they form ion

Answer 2

Explanation:

⭐SOLITION⭐

solid state pcl5 prefer to exist as oppositely charged ions like [pcl4]- and [pcl6]- as the ionic bonding enhances the crystalline nature . ... Pcl5 is quite unstable due to electronic repulsion at axial bond. So to gain stability it decomposes to cation and anion.