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Trigonal Pyramidal. It is not trigonal planar because there is one lone pair around the central atom, just like the shape of ammonia.
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What is the molecular geometry of Pcl3?
Trigonal Pyramidal
What is PCl3's molecular shape?
PCl3 is trigonal pyramidal. The lone pair on phosphorous takes up the most space, so the three chlorine atoms form the base of a pyramid with the phosphorous at top.
The reaction pcl3 g plus cl2 g pcl5 g has keq equals 300 at a certain temperature if pcl3 equals 0.15 cl2 equals 0.04 and pcl5 equals 1.5 what is true about this reaction?
The reaction will proceed to the right. 2 PCl3 will be consumed.
What is the molar mass of PCL3?
P+Cl+Cl+Cl 31+35+35+35 so the answer is 136
What is the molecular geometry or shape of phosphorus trichloride (PCl3)?
The phosphorus trichloride (PCl3) has a molecule with a trigonal pyramidal form.
Which out of the two following molecules is trigonal planar shape NF3 or PCL3?
Yes it is. (because of the lone pairs on N)
Will pcl3 have the same shape as bcl3?
No,pcl3 has one lone pair and three bonded pair , shape of trigonal pyramidal with a bond angle of 107 degrees whereas bcl3 has 3 bonded pairs and no lone pairs , shape of trigonal planar with the bond angle of 120 degrees.
What is the molecular geometry of Pcl3?
Trigonal Pyramidal
What is the molecular geometry or shape of phosphorus trichloride?
The phosphorus trichloride (PCl3) has a molecule with a trigonal pyramidal form.
Why don't all molecules with the general atomic formula AB3 have the same shape?
because the dipoles changes from different AB3 molecule and the change of the bonding electrons pairs and the lone electrons pairs. eg. BF3 has (3BP) the shape is trigonal planar PCl3 has (3BP and 1LP) the shape is trigonal pyramidal BrF3 has (3BP and 2Lp) the shape is T-shaped
What is PCl3's molecular shape?
PCl3 is trigonal pyramidal. The lone pair on phosphorous takes up the most space, so the three chlorine atoms form the base of a pyramid with the phosphorous at top.
How many lone pairs are on the P in PCl3?
One lone pair and three bonding chlorine pairs. General shape is tetrahedral and it's a trigonal pyramidal.
Why is phosphorus trichloride polar?
PCl3 has a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry, and is, therefore, polar because the dipoles do not cancel.
Why PCl3 has a dipole moment and BCl3 does not have a dipole moment?
B forms 3 bonds (has 3 valence electrons) and is sp2 hybridized, so the molecule is trigonal planar, which is symmetrical. P can form 5 bonds (has 5 valence electrons), and in PCl3 has a free electron pair which makes the molecule non-symmetrical.
BCl3 H2O NH3 and PCl3 which is non-polar?
BCl3 is non-polar. The B-Cl bonds are polar but the molecule is not. You should review shapes of molecules. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion, VSEPR. Applying VSEPR on BCl3, we can find out that the shape of the molecule is trigonal planar. Due to its geometry, the bonds cancel out.
Which one of them violates the octet rule for non hydrogen elements.. PCl3 SCl2 BF3 Br2 NO3?
BF3. It exists as a non-octet molecule with 3 single covalent bonds between each Boron and Fluorine atom. This satisfies the outer shells of each Fluorine atom but Boron exists with only 3 pairs of electrons - 6 in total. This forms a trigonal planar shape as there are no non-bonding electron pairs, rather than pyramidal, such is the case with a compound like ammonia (NH3).
