$$P_4+8SOCl_2\rightarrow 4PCl_3+4SO_2+2S_2Cl_2$$<br>$$P_4+3Cl_2\rightarrow 4PCl_3$$<br>

$$PCl_3$$ is $$sp^3$$ hybridised. Three of its $$sp^3$$ orbitals overlap with p-orbitals of three chlorine atoms to form three $$P-Cl$$, $$\sigma$$-bonds while the fourth contains lone pair of electrons.<br>

It is colourless pungent smelling liquid which boils at 347 K and solidifies at 161 K.<br>

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