MCQ
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Statement-I and the other is labelled as Statement-II.
Statement-I:
$BCl _3$ is trigonal planer while $PCl _5$ is trigonal bipyramidal.
Statement-II
B in $BCl _3$ is $sp ^2$ hybridised while P in $PCl _5$ is $sp ^3 d$ hybridised.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  • A
    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  • B
    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  • C
    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  • Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.

Answer

Correct option: D.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
D

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