Can PCl5 act as an oxidizing as well as a reducing agent? Justify.


Phosphorous Pentachloride [PCl5] cannot act as reducing agent because in the PCl5, the oxidation state of chlorine is +5 and it is not possible for Chlorine to increase its oxidation state beyond +5 but it can very easily act as an oxidizing agent because it can easily reduce its oxidation state from +5 to +3.


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