Why is PCl3 not ionic?
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PCl3 PC l 3 has distorted structure due to the presence of lone pairs of electrons. (A) PCl3 PC l 3 Is contains three covalent bond which are formed by equal sharing of electron in between phosphorus atom and chlorine atom, hence it's a covalent molecule.
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The bond between Phosphorus and Chlorine in PCl3 is covalent as chlorine needs one electron and phosphorus has metallic character and easily donate electron. and according to VSEPR it contains trigonal bi pyramidal geometry.
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