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Statement I  Shape of NF3 and H3O+ is same

Statement II Shape of isoelectronic species  is always same 

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a

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

b

statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct

c

Both statement I and statement II are correct

d

statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The species which have similar chemical structures are known as isostructural chemical compounds.

Considering NF3:N has five valence electrons. In the given compound nitrogen is forming three bonds with fluorine atoms. Thus, nitrogen has three bond pairs and one lone pair. Its hybridization is sp3 and the shape is pyramidal.

Considering H3O+ : O has six valence electrons. It forms two covalent bonds with two hydrogen atoms and a coordinate bond with the third hydrogen. In total, it has three bond pairs and a lone pair. The hybridization is sp3 and the shape is pyramidal.

Statement I is correct.

NH3 and NH2- have same number of electrons (10), NH3 have pyramidal shape whereas NH2-has bent shape.

Statement II is incorrect.

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