Which of the following two are isostructural ? | Chemistry | SolveeIt

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Which of the following two are isostructural ?

$XeF_2$ and $IF_2^-$

$NH_3$ and $BF_3$

$CO_3^{2-}$ and $SO_3^{2-}$

$PCl_5$ and $ICl_5$

Answer

$XeF_2$ and $IF_2^-$

Explanation

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Isostructural Compounds having same structure and same hybridisation are known as isostructural species, e.g. $XeF^2$ and $IF^2$ are $sp^3d$ hybridised and both have linear shape.
$F - I^- - F F - Xe - F$

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