What is the hybridisation of p inPCl_5. Why are axial P-Cl bonds longer than the equatorial bonds?

What is the hybridisation of p inPCl_5. Why are axial P-Cl bonds longe

1.	What is the hybridisation of p inPCl_5. Why are axial P-Cl bonds longer than the equatorial bonds?
Answer» <P> SOLUTION :Hybirdisation of P in `PCl_5` is `sp^3`d. SINCE the axial bond pairs suffer more repulsive INTERACTION from the EQUATORIAL bond pairs,the axial `P-Cl` bonds are slightly longer than the equatorial bonds.