PCl5→H2OXintermediate→H2OYfinal ; PCl5→C2H5OHX;X and Y are compounds of phosphorous. Hybridization of phosphorous in the molecule ‘X’ is
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a
sp3d
b
sp2
c
sp2d
d
sp3
answer is D.
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PCl5+H2O→ POCl3(X)+2HCl; POCl3(X)+3H2O→ H3PO4(Y)+3HCl; PCl5+C2H5OH→ C2H5Cl+POCl3(X)+HCl Structure of POCl3According to VESPER theory, the central atom has four bond pair (3 single bonds and a double bond). It is a tetrahedral molecule. Hybridization of central atom is sp3.