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Can 'PCl5', act as oxidising as well as a reducing agent? Justify.

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Maximum oxidation.state of .P. is .+5 . P. in .PCl., shiows the maximum oxidation state ie.s+5. It can decrease to .+3. and hence it can act as an oxidising agent. .PCl_5+H_2 rarr PCl_3+2 HCl. .+5. .PCl_5+2 Ags dot stackrelS/rarr 2 AgCl+PCl_3. .+5.. finely divided As .P. in .PCl., is already in the maximum possible oxidation state It has only 5 valence electrons in the stable electronic cońfiguration of .3 ~s^2 3 p^5. . Therefore it cannot.increase its oxidation state and hence cannot act as a reducing agent.
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