PCl
5 contains 5 bonded and 0 nonbonded electron domains, giving trigonal bipyramidal e
- domain and molecular geometries. (AX
5E
0). Three of the bonded atoms are in equatorial positions while two are in axial positions. The bond angles between F atoms in the equatorial plane and the central S atom are 120 degrees, while the bond angles between F atoms in equatorial and axial positions and the central S atom are 90 degrees.
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