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Write the oxidation states of phosphorus in solid `"PCl"_(5)`.

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In solid state `"PCl"_(5)` exists as an ionic solid `"[""PCl"_(4)")"^(+)"[""PCl"_(6)"]"^(-)`
`to` 'P' exhibits +5 oxidation state in `"[""PCl"_(4)")"^(+)" and "["PCl"_(6)]^(-)`
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