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Solid PCl5 exists as...

Solid `PCl_5` exists as

A

`PCl_(4)^(+)`

B

`PCl_(5)`

C

`PCl_(4)^(+) and PCl_(6)^(-)`

D

`PCl_(6)^(-)`

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C
X-ray studies have been shown that solid `PCl_(5)` is a salt containing tetrahedral cation , `[PCl_(4)]^(+) and ` octahedral anion , `[PCl_(6)]^(-)`
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