Complexes (ML5) of metals Ni and Fe have ideal square pyramidal and trigonal bipyramidal geometries, respectively. The sum of the 90°, 120° and 180° L-M-L angles in the two complexes is____
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answer is 20.
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ML5 with Square pyramid. Contains eight 90° angle and two diagonal 180° angles (total=10). ML5 with TBP structure. Contains six 90° and three 120° and one 180°. So total = 10. Sum in both = 10 + 10 = 20.
Complexes (ML5) of metals Ni and Fe have ideal square pyramidal and trigonal bipyramidal geometries, respectively. The sum of the 90°, 120° and 180° L-M-L angles in the two complexes is____