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Molecules
/ phosphorus trichloride
Structure card
Phosphorus trichloride ·
P
C
l
X
3
\ce{PCl3}
PCl
X
3
P
Cl
Cl
Cl
Central P atom bonded to 3 Cl atoms, with 1 lone pair.
Cl
Cl
P
Cl
109.5°
Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
Valence electrons
26
VSEPR class
A
X
3
E
\mathrm{AX_3E}
A
X
3
E
Electron geometry
tetrahedral
Shape
trigonal pyramidal
Bond angle
109.5° (less than 109.5° (about 107° in NH₃))
Hybridization (P)
s
p
3
sp^{3}
s
p
3
Polarity
polar
Periodic table