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In solid state, phosphorus (V) chloride exists in ionic form with ions X and Y. The shapes of ions X and Y respectively are

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a

X-octahedral, Y- trigonal bipyramidal

b

X-tetrahedral, Y-plane trigonal

c

X-square planar, Y-octahedral

d

X-tetrahedral, Y-octahedral

answer is D.

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Phosphorous (V) chloride exists as PCl4+ and PCl6-. Cationic part is tetrahedral and anionic part is octahedral.

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