Q.

[PdBr4]2- is a square planar complex. The hybridization of Pd2+ is
 

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a

sp

b

dsp2

c

sp3d

d

 sp3d2

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

  •  Protons on metal centers in [PdCl4]-2 barely move because of their poor shielding by metal electrons the central carbon atom (C1) receives only a tiny electric quadrupole field from this source. However, all five hydrogen atoms carry large nuclear quadrupole fields  whose influence is reinforced by the weakness of the field ligand 
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