Q. The pair of species having identical shape for molecules of both species is
A) $XeF_{2},\ IF_{2}^{-}$
B) $BF_{3},NH_{3}$
C) $CF_{4},SF_{4}$
D) $PCl_{5},ICl_{5}$
Explanation
(a)
Both $XeF_{2}\ and\ IF_{2}^{-}$ are linear species but the central atoms $Xe\ and\ I$ undergo $sp^{3}d$ hybridisation with all the three equatorial positions occupied by lone pairs of electrons
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