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Explain the following observations : (i) `CO_(2) and SO_(2) ` are not isostructural. (ii) `O_(2) ^(-)` is paramagnetic but `O_(2)^(2-)` is not .

Answer» (i) C in `CO_(2)` is sp hybridized , S in `SO_(2)` in `sp^(2)` hybridized . `CO_(2)` is linear, `SO_(2)` is bent molecule.


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