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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The pair of molecules/ions with same geometry but central atoms in them are in different states of hybridization is

  1. A \(\mathrm{SnCl}_2, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{SF}_4, \mathrm{XeF}_4\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{NH}_4^{+}, \mathrm{CO}_3{ }^{2-}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{PF}_5, \mathrm{BrF}_5\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{SnCl}_2, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\)

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Both \(\mathrm{SnCl}_2\) and \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\) have bent geometry. The hybridization of central atom in \(\mathrm{SnCl}_2\) is \(\mathrm{sp}^2\) while the hybridization of central atom in \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\) is \(\mathrm{sp}^3\).