PF2Cl3 have zero dipole moment while PCl2F3 have non zero dipole moment. Why??

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Umakant biswal · Answer

@ kumud
more electronegative element occupy axial position in sp3d hybridisation . , and the reason lies in the structure only ,
in the case of PF2CL3 the dipole moment cancells out but in the case of PCL2F3 , the dipole moment are not going to cancell out .
for the structure , look at the ncert textbook ,
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PF2Cl3 have zero dipole moment while PCl2F3 have non zero dipole moment. Why??

PF2Cl3 have zero dipole moment while PCl2F3 have non zero dipole moment. Why??

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