Inorganic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781292134147
Author: Housecroft, Catherine E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 2, Problem 14P
In the following table, match a species in list 1 with an isoelectronic partner in list 2.Some species may have more than one partner. Qualify how you have interpreted the term isoelectronic.
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