Identify the incorrect statement related to PCl _5 from the following:

NEET 2019 Chemistry question

Identify the incorrect statement related to from the following:

(1)Three equatorial P-Cl bonds make an angle of with each other
(2)Two axial P-Cl bonds make an angle of with each other
(3)Axial P-Cl bonds are longer than equatorial P-Cl bonds
(4) molecule is non-reactiveCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

is trigonal bipyramidal ( hybridisation). The three equatorial P-Cl bonds lie in one plane at to each other, and the two axial bonds are perpendicular to this plane, making with each other, so statements (1) and (2) are true. The axial bonds (about 240 pm) are longer than

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