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When a metal cation M²⁺ is treated with dimethylglyoxime in an ammoniacal medium, a highly stable bright red precipitate is formed. The hybridization of the central metal atom and the magnetic nature of this precipitate are respectively:
Options
- Adsp² and diamagnetic
- Bsp³ and paramagnetic
- Csp³ and diamagnetic
- Ddsp² and paramagnetic
Correct answer
A. dsp² and diamagnetic
Step-by-step solution
The formation of a bright red precipitate with dimethylglyoxime (DMG) in an ammoniacal medium is a characteristic test for the Ni²⁺ cation. The complex formed is bis(dimethylglyoximato)nickel(II), [Ni(dmg)₂] . In this complex, Ni²⁺ has a 3d⁸ electronic configuration. DMG acts as a strong field bidentate ligand due to the formation of stable five-membered chelate rings stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonding. This strong ligand field forces the pairing of the 3d electrons, leaving one 3d orbital empty. Therefo