NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMCQ+4 / −1
Among the following, the pair in which the two species are not isostructural is
- ASiF4 and SF4
- BIO3 and XeO3
- CBH4 and NH4+
- DPF6 and SF6
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Correct answer: A
SiF4 has symmetrical tetrahedral shape which is due to sp3 hybridisation of the central silicon atom in its excited state configuration.
SF4 has distorted tetrahedral or sea-saw geometry which arises due to sp3d hybridisation of the central sulphur atom and due to the presence of one lone pair of electrons in one of the equatorial hybrid orbital.
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