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VSEPR and isoelectronic species
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- Isostructural ions
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2015 AIPMT-I 1 question
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Which of the following pairs of ions are isoelectronic and isostructural?$ClO_3^-$: 17 + 24 + 1 = 42 electrons; $SO_3^{2-}$: 16 + 24 + 2 = 42 electrons.
Both have $sp^3$ hybridisation with one lone pair (pyramidal).
So $ClO_3^-$ and $SO_3^{2-}$ are isoelectronic and isostructural.