Q.

The hybridized orbital used by silver in the complex [Ag(NH3)2]+ are of  the type :

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a

sp2

b

sp3

c

sp

d

dsp2

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

In the complex [Ag(NH3​)2​]+, two ammonia ligands coordinate with silver metal ion. 

One s orbital and one p orbital of silver mix and undergo sp hybridization to form two hybrid orbitals which overlap with appropriate orbitals of two ammonia molecules.
 

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