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No, PCl3 has covalent bonds. The difference in electronegativity between P and Cl is not large enough. The electronegativity of P is 2.19 and for Cl it is 3.16, and so the difference is less than one, making it a polar-covalent bond.

For more information, see the Related Questions link about how to determine if a bond is non-polar covalent, polar covalent, or ionic.

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