XeF2 is isostructural with:

Question

XeF2 is isostructural with: (A) BaCl2 (B) TeF2 (C) ICl-2 (D) SbCl3

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

XeF 2 is isostructural with ICl 2-. Both contain same number of lone pairs and bond pairs on central atom. There are 3 lone pairs and 2 bond pairs. This results in linear geometry.

Q. $X e F_{2}$ is isostructural with:

$B a C l_{2}$

$T e F_{2}$

$I C l_{2}^{-}$

$S b C l_{3}$

$X e F_{2}$ is isostructural with $I C l_{2}^{-}$ .
Both contain same number of lone pairs and bond pairs on central atom. There are 3 lone pairs and 2 bond pairs.
This results in linear geometry.

Q. XeF2​ is isostructural with:

BaCl2​

TeF2​

ICl2−​

SbCl3​