Which of the following pairs of compound is isoelectronic and isostructure ?

Options

A. `BeCl_(2),XeF_(2)`
B. `Tel_(2), XeF_(2)`
C. `Ibr_(2)^(-), XeF_(2)`
D. `IF_(3), XeF_(2)`

Answer

C

Explanation

Key cocept Isoelectronic species have equal number of valence electrons.
Both `IBr_(2)^(-)` and `XeF_(2)` are linear and number of valence electrons present in both the species is same, i.e., they are also isoelectronic.