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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 23. Coordination Compounds

A list of species having the formula XZ4 is given below.
\(\text{XeF} _4, \text{SF} _4, \text{SiF} _4, \text{BF} _4^{-}, \text{BrF} _4^{-},\left[\text{Cu} \left(\text{NH} _3\right)_4\right]^{2+},\) \(\left[\text{FeCl} _4\right]^{2-},\left[\text{CoCl} _4\right]^{2-}\) and \(\left[\text{PtCl} _4\right]^{2-}\)
Defining shape on the basis of the location of X and Z atoms, the total number of species having a square planar shape is

  1. A 4
  2. B 6
  3. C 10
  4. D 9
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(A) 4

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XeF4Square planar
BrF4-Square planar
CuNH342+Square planar
PtCl42-Square planar
SF4See-saw
SiF4Tetrahedral
BF4-Tetrahedral
FeCl42-Tetrahedral
CoCl42-Tetrahedral
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