JEE Main2006ChemistryCoordination CompoundsActual
Nickel (Z=28) combines with a uninegative monodentate ligand X ⁻ to form a paramagnetic complex [ NiX ₄ ]²⁻ . The number of unpaired electron(s) in the nickel and geometry of this complex ion are, respectively
Options
- Aone, tetrahedral
- Btwo, tetrahedral
- Cone, square planar
- Dtwo, square planar
Correct answer
B. two, tetrahedral
Step-by-step solution
₂₈ Ni : s ^2, 3 p ^6, 3 ~d ^8, 4 ~s ^2 Ni ²⁺: 3 ~s ^2, 3 p ^6, 3 ~d ^8