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MHT CET202012 Oct 2020Evening ShiftChemistryCoordination CompoundsActual

What is the type of hybridisation and the geometry respectively found in [ CoF ₆ ]³⁻ ?

Options

  1. Ad ³ sp ³ and pentagonal bipyramidal
  2. Bsp ³ ~d ² and octahedral
  3. Cdsp ³ and trigonal bipyramidal
  4. Ddsp ² and pentagonal bipyramidal

Correct answer

B. sp ³ ~d ² and octahedral

Step-by-step solution

[ CoF ₆ ]^ 3 ; Co ⁺³ has d⁶ configuration ; Halogen donor are WFL

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