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`PCl_5` in solid state exists as `PCl_4^+` and `PCl_6^-`. Also in some solvents it undergoes dissoctation as ` 2PCl_5 hArr PCl_2^+ +PCl_6^-`.
The geometry and hybridisation of `PCl_5` is :

A

trigonal bipyramid , `sp^3 d `

B

tetrahedral , `sp^3`

C

octahderal , `sp^3 d^2`

D

octahedral , `sp^3 d^2`

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