Among the following pairs those in which both species have similar structure are (i) N3-, XeF2 (ii) [ICl4]-, [PtCl4]2- (iii) [ClF2]+, [ICl2]- (iv) XeO3, SO3

Question

Among the following pairs those in which both species have similar structure are (i) N3-, XeF2 (ii) [ICl4]-, [PtCl4]2- (iii) [ClF2]+, [ICl2]- (iv) XeO3, SO3 (A) (i) (ii) only (B) (i) (iii) only (C) (i), (ii) (iii) only (D) (ii), (iii) (iv) only

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(i) N3- → linear, XeF2→ linear (ii) ICl4- → Square planar, [PtCl4]2- → Square planar (iii) ClF2+ → Bent, ICl2- → linear (iv) XeO3 → Trigonal pyramidal, SO3→ Trigonal planar

Q. Among the following pairs those in which both species have similar structure are
(i) $N_{3}^{-}, X e F_{2}$
(ii) $[I C l_{4}]^{-}, [PtC l_{4}]^{2 -}$
(iii) $[Cl F_{2}]^{+}, [I C l_{2}]^{-}$
(iv) $X e O_{3}, S O_{3}$

(i) & (ii) only

(i) & (iii) only

(i), (ii) & (iii) only

(ii), (iii) & (iv) only

(i) $N_{3}^{-} \to$ linear, $X e F_{2} \to$ linear
(ii) $I C l_{4}^{-} \to$ Square planar, $[PtC l_{4}]^{2 -} \to$ Square planar
(iii) $Cl F_{2}^{+} \to$ Bent, $I C l_{2}^{-} \to$ linear
(iv) $X e O_{3} \to$ Trigonal pyramidal, $S O_{3} \to$ Trigonal planar

Q. Among the following pairs those in which both species have similar structure are (i) N3−​,XeF2​ (ii) [ICl4​]−,[PtCl4​]2− (iii) [ClF2​]+,[ICl2​]− (iv) XeO3​,SO3​