Q.

Number of molecules in which all the equatorial MX bonds are smaller as compared to axial MX bonds (M = Central atom, X = halogen bonded with central atom) 

PCl3F2,PCl2F3,PCl5,SeF6,IF7,SOF4,ClF3

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answer is 3.

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Detailed Solution

In PCl5 every atom in the vicinity of P is essentially the same, i.e. Cl. Therefore, the reason why axial bonds in instance PCl5 are longer than equatorial bonds cannot be explained by the electronegativity factor of Cl. The axial bonds in PCl5 are repelled by the equatorial bonds, which causes them to lengthen. 

Number of equatorial bonds in  PCl5

There are 3 equatorial and 2 axial P-Cl bonds

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