NEET-XII-Chemistry
Previous Year Paper year:2017
- #76Identify the incorrect statement related to
``PCl_5`` from the following:
(1) Three equatorial P-Cl bonds make an
angle of 120° with each other
(2) Two axial P-Cl bonds make an angle of
180° with each other
(3) Axial P-Cl bonds are longer than
equatorial P-Cl bonds
(4) ``PCl_5``
molecule is non-reactivedigAnsr: 4Ans : ( 4 )
Sol. P
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
120°
202 pm
90°
240 pm
Equatorial bond
Axial bond
(1) True
(2) True P 180°
Cl
Cl
(3) True
Axial bond : 240 pm
Equatorial bond : 202 pm
(4) False
Due to longer and hence weaker axial
bonds, PCl
5
is a reactive molecule.