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Phosphorus pentachloride

Phosphorus pentachloride is a small inorganic chemical.

Chemical Formula: PCl5
Layman's explanation: Phosphorus pentachloride is an extremely hazardous waste and is highly reactive against water. It has been used as a pesticide and as a component in plastics. In addition, phosphorus pentachloride has been employed as a catalyst in organic synthesis to induce rearrangements. Some of the molecule's properties are having trigonal bipyramidal geometry and a hybridization of sp3d.
Keywords: hazardous waste, pesticide
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