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In `PCl_(5)` phosphorus is in `sp^(3)` d hybridised state but all its five bonds are not equivalent. Justify your answer with reason.

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`PCl_(5)` has trigonal bipyramidal structure, the two axial bonds are longer, as they experience more repulsion than three equatorial bonds.
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