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Molecules
/ phosphoryl chloride
Structure card
Phosphoryl chloride ·
P
O
C
l
X
3
\ce{POCl3}
POCl
X
3
P
+
O
−
Cl
Cl
Cl
Central P atom bonded to 1 O and 3 Cl atoms, with no lone pairs.
Cl
Cl
P
O
Cl
109.5°
Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
Valence electrons
32
VSEPR class
A
X
4
\mathrm{AX_4}
A
X
4
Electron geometry
tetrahedral
Shape
tetrahedral
Bond angle
109.5°
Hybridization (P)
s
p
3
sp^{3}
s
p
3
Polarity
polar
Formal charges
P +1, O −1
Also accepted
expanded-octet structure with lower formal charges
Periodic table