The geometry of ${\rm{P}}{{\rm{F}}_5}$ molecule is:

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The geometry of

\mathrm{P}{\mathrm{F}_5}

molecule is:

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Correct option: C

Trigonal bipyramidal

Option C (Trigonal bipyramidal) is correct because PF5 has sp3d hybridization, resulting in a trigonal bipyramidal geometry.

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