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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

Differentiate both square planar and octahedral of [Ni (H20)6]2+?

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
It is a pure octahederal complex as the CN for the metal atom is 6.
Hence two H2O would be at axial positions and the other 4 would be at diagonally planar position.