Advanced 2016 | JEE 2016 | Discussion Page

The geometries of the ammonia complexes of Ni²⁺, Pt²⁺ and Zn²⁺ respectively are

A) octahedral, square planar and tetrahedral

B) square planar, octahederal and tetrahedral

C) tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral

D) octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar

Option A

$[Ni(NH_{3)_{6}}]^{2+} sp^{3}d^{2}octahedral$

$[Pt(NH_{3)_{4}}]^{2+} dsp^{2}squareplanar$

$[Zn(NH_{3)_{4}}]^{2+} sp^{3}tetrahedral$

Discussion Forum