What type of hybridization is present in PCl5 molecule?
What type of hybridization is present in PCl5 molecule?

A. sp3d2

B. sp3d3

C. sp3d

D. dsp2

Solution: sp3d2

PCl5 is expected to have a hybridization of sp3d and a shape of trigonal bipyramidal. But in solid-state PCl5 exists in ionic form as PCl+4 and PCl−6 and thus shows sp3 and sp3d2 hybridizations, respectively. Therefore, the correct answer is sp3d2 hybridization.