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Statement 1: The number of unpaired electrons present in CuCl2− complex is zero.Statement 2: The complex is linear in the solid state with sp-hybridization.

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a

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

b

Statement 1 is correct statement 2 is incorrect

c

Statement 1 is incorrect statement 2 is correct

d

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

answer is C.

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Correct statement 2: The complex, CuCl2− (as well as CuCl32− and CuCl42− are tetrahedral in the solid state. In KCuCl2, there are chains in which Cu is tetrahedrally surrounded by Cl with simple units joined into a chain by shared halide ions.
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Statement 1: The number of unpaired electrons present in CuCl2− complex is zero.Statement 2: The complex is linear in the solid state with sp-hybridization.