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In certain polar solvents `PCl_(5)` undergoes an ionisation reaction in which `Cl^(-)` ion leaves one `PCl_(5)` molecule and attach itself to another.
`2PCl_(5)rarrPCl_(4)^(+)+PCl_(6)^(-)`
Number of lone pairs around phosphorus in `PCl_(5),PCl_(4)^(+) and PCl_(6)^(-)` are respectively :

A

0, 1, 2

B

0, 0, 0

C

1, 2, 3

D

0, 2, 1

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