The structure of $PCl_{5}$ in the solid state is

  • A
    square pyramidal
  • B
    tetrahedral $[PCl_{4}]^{+}$ and octahedral $[PCl_{6}]^{-}$
  • C
    square planar $[PCl_{4}]^{+}$ and octahedral $[PCl_{6}]^{-}$
  • D
    trigonal bipyramidal

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