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Question:

Some of the properties of the two species, NO3- and H3O+, are described below. Which one of them is correct?

Similar in hybridization for the central atom with different structures

Isostructural with same hybridization for the central atom

Dissimilar in hybridization for the central atom with different structures

Isostructural with different hybridization for the central atom

Solution:

a. In NO3-, Hybridisation = 1/2[5 + 0 + 1] = 3. Thus, in NO3-, the central atom is sp2 hybridised and it has trigonal planar geometry.
In H3O+, Hybridisation = 1/2[6 + 3 - 1] = 4. Thus, in H3O+, the central atom is sp3 hybridised and it has pyramidal geometry.
Therefore, NO3- and H3O+ are dissimilar in hybridization for the central atom with different structures.