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The compound molecular in nature in gas phase but ionic in solid state is :
  1. CCl4
  2. PCl5
  3. PCl3
  4. POCl3
  5. None of the above

A
PCl5
B
POCl3
C
CCl4
D
PCl3
E
None of the above
Solution
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In gaseous and molten state PCl5 is neutral molecule with trigonal bipyramidal symmetry.

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