Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781292134147
Author: Housecroft, Catherine E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 2, Problem 14P

In the following table, match a species in list 1 with an isoelectronic partner in list 2.Some species may have more than one partner. Qualify how you have interpreted the term isoelectronic.

List 1 List 2
F 2 [ H 3 O ] +
NH 3 [ GaCl 4 ]
[ GaBr 4 ] - Cl 2
[ SH ] - [ NH 4 ] +
[ BH 4 ] - [ OH ] -
[ AsF 6 ] - [ O 2 ] 2-
[ PBr 4 ] + SeF 6
HF SiBr 4
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