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The hybridisation in PCl5 molecule is:
  1. sp3
  2. sp3d2
  3. sp3d
  4. sp2

A
sp3
B
sp3d2
C
sp2
D
sp3d
Solution
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Phosphorus has 5 valence electrons. 1 electron each is shared by chlorine atom hence, PCl5 molecule has sp3d hybridisation and hence trigonal bipyramidal shape.
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