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Which is more covalent SbCl5 or SbCl3?...

Which is more covalent `SbCl_5 `or `SbCl_3`?

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`SbCl_5` because `Sb^(+5)` has smaller size high charge density and greater polarizing power than `Sb^(+3)`
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