A list of species having the formula $$XZ4$$ is given below: $$XeF4$$,$$SF4$$,$$SiF4$$,$$BF4$$−,$$BrF4$$−,$$CuNH342+$$,$$FeCl42$$−,$$CoCl42$$− and $$PtCl42$$−Defining shape on the basis of the location of X and Z atoms, the total number of species having a square planar shape is .. . . .

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A list of species having the formula $$XZ4$$ is given below: $$XeF4$$,$$SF4$$,$$SiF4$$,$$BF4$$−,$$BrF4$$−,$$CuNH342+$$,$$FeCl42$$−,$$CoCl42$$− and $$PtCl42$$−Defining shape on the basis of the location of X and Z atoms, the total number of species having a square planar shape is .. . . .

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$$XeF4$$ $$-$$ square planar, $$SF4$$ $$-$$ $$see-saw$$, $$SiF4$$ tetrahedral, $$BF4$$ $$-$$ tetrahedral, $$BrF4$$ $$-$$ square planar, $$CuNH342+$$−square planar,$$FeCl42$$−$$-$$  tetrahedral, $$CoCl42$$−− tetrahedral, $$PtCl42$$−− square planar.

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XeF₄ - square planar, SF₄ - see-saw, SiF₄ tetrahedral, BF₄ - tetrahedral, BrF₄ - square planar,
${[Cu {({NH}_{3})}_{4}]}^{2 +} -$ square planar,
${[{FeCl}_{4}]}^{2 -}$ - $tetrahedral, {[{CoCl}_{4}]}^{2 -} - tetrahedral,$
${[{PtCl}_{4}]}^{2 -} - square planar.$

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