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Why does PCl5 have a higher boiling point than PCl3?

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Why does PCl5 have a higher boiling point than PCl3?

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the intermolecular forces between molecules of PCl5 are larger than the ones in PCl3 – thus a higher boiling point the PCl5 molecule is much larger than the PCl3 and the larger number of protons and electrons in the PCl5 molecule make the dispersion attractions greater

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