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Chlorides of Phosphorus

Question

What kind of a molecule is $P {C l}_{3}$ ?
Ionic
Non-polar covalent
Coordinate
Polar covalent

A

Polar covalent

B

Non-polar covalent

C

Ionic

D

Coordinate

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Chlorine is more electronegative than phosphorous. Hence the Chlorine atom has partially negative charge with respect to phosphorous. All the three Chlorine atoms pull the electrons from the phosphorous atom making it a polar molecule.

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