Isoelectronic species are
- CO, CN-, NO+, C22-
- CO-, CN, NO, C2-
- CO+, CN+, NO-, C2
- CO, CN, NO, C2
Answer
(1) CO, CN-, NO+, C22-
Solution
Isoelectronic species have the same number of electrons.
CO = 6 + 8 = 14
CN- = 6 + 7 + 1 = 14
NO+ = 7 + 8 - 1 = 14
C22- = 6 + 6 + 2 = 14
∴ All four species in option (1) have 14 electrons each.
In the other options the species have different numbers of electrons (e.g. CO = 14, NO = 15, C2 = 12).
Answer: (1)