Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure - Result Question 60

####61. Which of the following is not isostructural with SiCl4 ?

(a) SO42

(c) NH4+

(b) PO43

(d) SCl4

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Solution:

  1. (d) In SiCl4 there is sp3 hybridisation, so the structure is tetrahedral. In SO42,PO43,NH4+ the structure is tetrahedral with sp3 hybridisation. But in SCl4,sp3d hybridisation is present, so its shape is different i.e., see saw.


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