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When PCl5 solidifies It Forms PCl4+ Cations and PCl6-anions

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When PCl5 solidifies it forms PCl4+ cations and PCl6-anions. According to valence bond theory, what hybrid orbitals are used by phosphorus in the PCl4+ cations?


A) sp
B) sp 2
C) sp 3
D) sp 3 d
E) sp 3 d 2

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