NEETChemistryP Block ElementsMCQ+4 / −1
Identify the incorrect statement related to PCl5 from the following :
- AAxial P–Cl bonds are longer than equatorial P–Cl bonds
- BPCl5 molecule is non-reactive
- CThree equatorial P–Cl bonds make an angle of 120º with each other
- DTwo axial P–Cl bonds make an angle of 180º with each other
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Correct answer: B

Three equatorial bonds and two axial bonds.
Due to unsymmetry PCl5 is reactive.
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