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NEET 2026 · Chemistry · Chapter

Identify the set of species that are isoelectronic with one another.

Identify the set of species that are isoelectronic with one another.

Options

  1. AO2−,F−,Na+,Mg+O^{2-}, F^{-}, Na^{+}, Mg^{+}
  2. BP3−,S2−,Cl−,KP^{3-}, S^{2-}, Cl^{-}, K
  3. CCl−,K+,Ca2+,Sc3+Cl^{-}, K^{+}, Ca^{2+}, Sc^{3+}
  4. DN3−,C4−,O−,F−N^{3-}, C^{4-}, O^{-}, F^{-}

Correct answer

C. Cl−,K+,Ca2+,Sc3+Cl^{-}, K^{+}, Ca^{2+}, Sc^{3+}

Step-by-step solution

Isoelectronic species are those which have the same number of electrons.

For the given options, the number of electrons in each species is calculated as follows:

O2−O^{2-} has 8+2=108 + 2 = 10 electrons, F−F^{-} has 9+1=109 + 1 = 10 electrons, Na+Na^{+} has 11−1=1011 - 1 = 10 electrons, Mg+Mg^{+} has 12−1=1112 - 1 = 11 electrons.

P3−P^{3-} has 15+3=1815 + 3 = 18 electrons, S2−S^{2-} has 16+2=1816 + 2 = 18 electrons, Cl−Cl^{-} has 17+1=1817 + 1 = 18 electrons, KK has 1919 electrons.

Cl−Cl^{-} has 17+1=1817 + 1 = 18 electrons, K+K^{+} has 19−1=1819 - 1 = 18 electrons, Ca2+Ca^{2+} has 20−2=1820 - 2 = 18 electrons, Sc3+Sc^{3+} has 21−3=1821 - 3 = 18 electrons.

N3−N^{3-} has 7+3=107 + 3 = 10 electrons, C4−C^{4-} has 6+4=106 + 4 = 10 electrons, O−O^{-} has 8+1=98 + 1 = 9 electrons, F−F^{-} has 9+1=109 + 1 = 10 electrons.

The species Cl−Cl^{-}, K+K^{+}, Ca2+Ca^{2+}, and Sc3+Sc^{3+} all contain exactly 18 electrons and are therefore isoelectronic with one another.

Answer: Cl−,K+,Ca2+,Sc3+Cl^{-}, K^{+}, Ca^{2+}, Sc^{3+}
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