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(A) In PCl(5) axial P-Cl bonds are weake...

(A) In `PCl_(5)` axial `P-Cl` bonds are weaker than equitorial P-Cl bonds.
(R ) In `PCl_(5)` axial P-Cl bonds experience greater repulsion from equitorial P-Cl bonds than the repulsion among equitorial P-Cl bonds.

A

Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is the correct explanation of (A)

B

Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C

(A) is true but (R ) is false

D

Both (A) and (R ) are false

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