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The central metal hybridisation and the type of complex for the low-spin complex [Fe(CN)X6]X4− are:
Ad2sp3, inner orbital
Bsp3, outer orbital
Cdsp2, inner orbital
Dsp3d2, outer orbital
Answer: A
FeX2+ is 3d6. The strong-field ligand CNX− pairs the six electrons in three 3d orbitals, leaving two 3d orbitals empty. These two 3d, one 4s and three 4p orbitals hybridise to give d2sp3, an inner-orbital complex.