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 location of X and Z atoms, the total number of species having a square planar shape is:

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answer is 4.

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XeF4,BrF4−,CuNH342+ and PtCl42− are square planar in shape.

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