Statement 1: PCl5 is covalent in gaseous and liquid states but ionic in solid state.Statement 2: PCl5 in solid state consists of tetrahedral PCl4+ cation and octahedral PCl6− anion.
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a
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
b
Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
c
Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
d
Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
Both statements are truePCl5 is trigonal bipyramidal containing PCl4+ hybridized P atom in liquid and gaseous state.Whereas in solid state it consists of tetrahedral PCl4+ cation and octahedral PCl6− anion.