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  4. Isostructural species are those which have the same shape and hybridisation. Among the given species, identify the isostructural pairs.

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Q. Isostructural species are those which have the same shape and hybridisation. Among the given species, identify the isostructural pairs.

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

$NF_3$ (pyramidal) and $BF_3$ (trigonal planar)
$ BF_4^-$ (tetrahedral) and $NH_4^+$ (tetrahedral)
$BCl_3$ (trigonal planar) and $BrCl_3$ (trigonal bipyramidal)
$NH_3$ (pyramidal) and $NO_3^-$ (trigonal planar)
Thus, $BF_4^-$ and $NH_4^+$ are isostructural species.