Physics, asked by sowmyagontla8579, 1 year ago

why PCl5 has trigonal bipyramidal shape whereas I3- (triiodide anion) has linear shape?

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Answered by Saumya10600

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Central atom in I3 is sp hybridised while P in PCl5 is sp3d hybridised. Hence the former is linear while the latter is. trigonal bipyramidal.

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