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Are all the five bonds in PCl5 molecule equivalent? Justify.

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Are all the five bonds in PCl5 molecule equivalent? Justify. 

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PCl5 has a trigonal bipyramidal structure and the three equatorial P‐Cl bonds are equivalent, while the two axial bonds are different and longer than equatorial bonds.

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