Q.

Which of the following has trigonal bipyramidal structure?

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a

PBr5(s)

b

PCl5(s)

c

SF5

d

PCl5(g)

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

PCl5(g) has a trigonal bipyramidal structure.

P (Phosphorous) contains 5 valence electrons in orbitals inPCl5. It will share one of its electrons from the 3s to the 3d orbitals in order to form five bonds with five Cl atoms, making the hybridization sp3d Additionally, the geometry will be trigonal bipyramidal with  sp3d hybridization.

Hence, the option B is correct.

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