The ion which is isoelectronic with $C O$ is:

C N^{-}

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O_{2}^{+}

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O_{2}^{-}

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N_{2}^{+}

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Solution

The correct option is A $C N^{-}$
Isoelectronic species are those species which have the same number of electrons. Out of the given ions, $C N^{-}$ is the ion which has 14 electrons (6 from carbon, 7 from nitrogen and 1 from the negative charge). Thus $C N^{-}$ ion is isoelectronic with $C O$ .

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