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Which one of `PCl_(4)^(+)` & `PCl_(4)^(-)` is not likely to exist, why?

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`PCl_(4)^(-)` has no existence because 10 electrons cannot be accommodated in four `sp^(3)` -hybrid orbitals of P-atom.
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