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A : PCl_5 is covalent in gaseous and liquid states but ionic in solid state. R: PCl_5 in solid state consists of tetrahedral PCl_(4)^(+)cation and octahedral PCl_(6)anion.

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Solution :`PCl_5` is trigonal bipyramidal containing `sp_3d` hybridized P atom in liquid and gaseous states WHEREAS in solid state it consists of tetrahedral `PCL^(4+)` cation and octahedral `PCl^(6-)`anion.


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