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PCl3Br2 dipole moment not =0 while that of PCl2Br3 dipole moment =0,why???

shikha , 10 Years ago
Grade 12
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jaisreenivasan

Last Activity: 10 Years ago

both compounds are sp3d2 hybridised but in pcl3br2 the 2 br occupy the equitoriall positions along with 1cl but in pcl2br3 2 cl occupy the axial postions therefore dipole moment is0
 

pradeep saini

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

The answer lies in structure.According to bent’s rule more electronegative element occupies axial postion in sp3d 

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