NCERT Exercise 4.38 - Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Question: Describe hybridisation in PCl5. Why are axial bonds longer than equatorial bonds?
Answer: P is sp3d hybridised with trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. Axial P-Cl bonds undergo three 90-degree interactions with equatorial bonds, while an equatorial bond has only two, so axial bonds experienc...
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