The correct statements from the following are: A. The strength of anionic ligands can be explained by crystal field theory. B. Valence bond theory does not give a quantitative interpretation of kinetic stability of coordination compounds. C. The hybridization involved in formation of [ Ni ( CN ) 4 ] 2 – complex is dsp 2 . D. The number of possible isomer(s) of cis- [ PtCl 2 ( en ) 2 ] 2 + is one Choose the correct an

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The strength of ligands discussed in spectrochemical series. According to the limitations of VBT, It does not give a quantitative interpretation of the thermodynamic or kinetic stabilities of coordination compounds. Hybridisation of [ Ni ( CN ) 4 ] - 2 is dsp 2 . The outer electronic configuration of Ni 2 + ion is 3 d 8 4 s 0 . It is a square planar complex. Cyanide ion is a strong field ligand, thus all electrons will be paired. One 3 d , one 4 s and two 4 p orbitals undergo dsp 2 hybridization, four equivalent ds