JEE Main202229 Jun 2022Evening ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
Consider the species CH 4 , NH 4 + and BH 4 - . Choose the correct option with respect to the there species:
Options
- AThey are isoelectronic and only two have tetrahedral structures
- BThey are isoelectronic and all have tetrahedral structures
- COnly two are isoelectronic and all have tetrahedral structures
- DOnly two are isoelectronic and only two have tetrahedral structures
Correct answer
B. They are isoelectronic and all have tetrahedral structures
Step-by-step solution
In   CH 4 ,   NH 4 + ,   BH 4 -   the number of electrons are 10 for each. Hence, all the three species given are isoelectronic, and the central atom shows sp 3 hybridization. Hence, they have tetrahedral structure.