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The bonds between P atom and Cl atoms in...

The bonds between P atom and Cl atoms in `PCl_(5)` are likely to be ______.

A

ionic with no covalent character

B

covalent with some ionic character

C

covalent with no ionic character

D

ionic with some metallic character

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B
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