Question

In a molecule of PCl3, 6 electrons will form

A) nonpolar covalent bonds
B) polar covalent bonds
C) ionic bonds
D) hydrogen bonds

Answer 1

polar covalent bonds

Step-by-step explanation:

Phosphorus trichloride is a chemical compound of phosphorus and chlorine, having the chemical formula PCl 3. It has a trigonal pyramidal shape, owing to the lone pairs of electrons on the phosphorus atom.

Chlorine is more elctronegative than phosphorus . Phosphorus has a lone pair of electrons and every chlorine atom has three pairs of electrons . The molecule is not symmetrical as the shared electron pairs are closer to the chlorine atoms than the phosphorus atoms , the chlorine atoms are shifted towards one side of the center of the molecule , thus a net dipole effect is created. This is the reason why the molecule is polar .