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In which of the following pairs, both the species are not isostructural?

A

SiCl4, PCl4+

B

Diamond, silicon carbide

C

NH3, PH3

D

XeF4, XeO4

Step-by-Step Solution

Isostructural species have the same shape and geometry.

  1. XeF4: Xenon undergoes sp3d2 hybridization (4 bond pairs + 2 lone pairs) and has a square planar geometry.
  2. XeO4: Xenon undergoes sp3 hybridization (4 bond pairs + 0 lone pairs) and has a tetrahedral geometry. Since their shapes are different, they are not isostructural. In contrast, SiCl4 and PCl4+ are both tetrahedral (sp3); Diamond and Silicon carbide both have a similar tetrahedral network solid structure; NH3 and PH3 are both trigonal pyramidal (sp3 with 1 lone pair).
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