Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure - Result Question 69
####70. Which of the following two are isostructural?
(a) $NH_3, BF_3$
(c) $XeF_2, IF_2^{-}$
(b) $PCl_5, ICl_5$
(d) $CO_3^{-2}, SO_3^{-2}$
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Solution:
- (c) In $XeF_2$ and $IF_2^{-}$. Both $XeF_2$ and $IF_2{ }^{-}$are $sp^{3} d$ hybridized and have linear shape.
