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Regarding the complex NiCO4, false statement is 

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a

Nickel-carbon bond acquires double bond character due to backbonding

b

It is a tetrahedral complex

c

It is a paramagnetic complex

d

Carbon-Oxygen bond is longer than in carbon monoxide

answer is C.

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It is a diamagnetic, tetrahedral complex;

Back bonding occurs due to the donation of an electron pair from metal to anti bonding pi molecular orbital of CO;

M-C bond acquires double bond character;

C-O bond length will be intermediate of 2 and 3.

Thus the C-O bond in NiCO4 is longer than in carbon monoxide (bond order 3);

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