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Can `PCl_5` act as an oxidising as well as a reducing agent? Justify.

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`PCl_(5)` can only act as an oxidizing agent. The highest oxidation state that P can show is `+5`. In `PCl_(5)`, phosphorus is in its highest oxidation state `(+5)`. However, it can decrease its oxidation state and act as an oxidizing agent.
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