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JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3qc103

A green solution gives a green precipitate with and a blue solution in excess . With dimethylglyoxime it gives a red precipitate. For the red complex, the hybridisation of the metal and the number of unpaired electrons are

  1. A;
  2. B;
  3. C;
  4. D;

Answer: D

The reactions identify (). In the square-planar the strong-field N-donors pair the electrons and make one orbital available, so the hybridisation is and the complex is diamagnetic (0 unpaired electrons).
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