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Q.

(A) Nickel combines with a negative mono-dentate ligand X to form a paramagnetic complex[NiX4]2-

(R) The number of unpaired electron/s in the nickel and the geometry of this complex ion respectively.

 

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a

one, tetrahedral

b

one, square planar

c

two, tetrahedral 

d

two, square planar

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

In [NiX4]2–    3d84s2   is Ni electronic configuration.

3d84s0 is Ni2+ electronic configuration.

2 unpaired electrons will remain unpaired in the paramagnetic complex.

Thus sp3 is the hybridization.

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(A) Nickel combines with a negative mono-dentate ligand X to form a paramagnetic complex[NiX4]2-. (R) The number of unpaired electron/s in the nickel and the geometry of this complex ion respectively.