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NEET · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure

Which of the following pairs of ions is isoelectronic and isostructural ?

  1. A \(CO_3^{2-}, NO_{3}^-\)
  2. B \(ClO_{3}^- , CO_3^{2-}\)
  3. C \(ClO_{3}^-, SO_3^{2-}\)
  4. D Both \((a)\) and \((c)\)
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(D) Both \((a)\) and \((c)\)

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\(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Species } & {\text { Hybridisation }} & {\text { Shape }} & {\mathrm{No.} \text { of }} e^-s \\ \hline \mathrm{{SO}_{3}}^{-2} & {s p^{3}} & {\text { Pyramidal }} & {42} \\ \hline \mathrm{{ClO}_{3}}^{-} & {s p^{3}} & {\text { Pyramidal }} & {42} \\ \hline \mathrm{{CO}_{3}}^{-2} & {s p^{2}} & {\text { Triangular planar}} & {32} \\ \hline \mathrm{NO}_{3}^{-} & {s p^{2}} & {\text { Triangular planar}} & {32} \\ \hline\end{array}\)