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Out of the molecules given below,
(i) C2H4 (ii) AlCl3 (iii) CH4 (iv) NF3
Which molecules have same hybridisation:

A
(i),(iii)
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(i),(ii),(iv)
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(i),(iii),(iv)
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D
(iii),(iv)
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Solution

The correct option is D (iii),(iv)
The compounds having same hybridisation of the central atom will have same geometry though their shape may be different.

(i) In C2H4, both the C atoms has zero lone pairs of electrons and two bonds with two hydrogen atoms and 1 bond with another carbon. Thus, it is sp2 hybridised.
(ii) In AlCl3 , Al is bonded to three H atom without any lone pair. Thus, it is sp2 hybridised.
(iii) In CH4, C is bonded to four H atoms. Thus, it sp3 hybridised.
(iv) In NF3, N atom is bonded to three F atoms and has one lone pair. Thus, it is also sp3 hybridised.
Thus, CH4 and NF3 have same hybridisation i.e., sp3.

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