Which of the following two species in the pair are isostructural?
A
XeF2, IF−2
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B
NH3,BF3
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C
CO−23,SO−23
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D
PCl5,ICl5
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Solution
The correct option is AXeF2, IF−2
Isostructural species have same type of hybridization of central atom. Here XeF2 and IF−2 both have same number of lone pair of electron and show sp3d hybridization. Thus they are isostructural.