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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Identify the pair of species with same geometries

  1. A \(\mathrm{XeF}_4, \mathrm{PCl}_4^{+}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{NH}_3, \mathrm{ClF}_3\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{SF}_4, \mathrm{NH}_4^{+}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{XeF}_2, \mathrm{I}_3^{-}\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{XeF}_2, \mathrm{I}_3^{-}\)

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\(\mathrm{XeF}_4:\) square planar; \(\mathrm{PCl}_4^{+}\): tetrahedral \(\mathrm{NH}_3\) : pyramidal; \(\quad \mathrm{ClF}_3\); T-shaped \(\mathrm{SF}_4\) : see-saw; \(\quad \mathrm{NH}_4^{+}\): tetrahedral \(\mathrm{XeF}_2:\) Linear; \(\quad \mathrm{I}_3^{-}:\)Linear