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MHT CET · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

What is the type of hybridisation and the geometry respectively found in \(\left[\mathrm{CoF}_{6}\right]^{3-} ?\)

  1. A \(\mathrm{d}^{3} \mathrm{sp}^{3}\) and pentagonal bipyramidal
  2. B \(\mathrm{sp}^{3} \mathrm{~d}^{2}\) and octahedral
  3. C \(\mathrm{dsp}^{3}\) and trigonal bipyramidal
  4. D \(\mathrm{dsp}^{2}\) and pentagonal bipyramidal
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(B) \(\mathrm{sp}^{3} \mathrm{~d}^{2}\) and octahedral

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\(\left[\mathrm{CoF}_{6}\right]^{3 \Theta}\) \(; \quad \mathrm{Co}^{+3}\) has \(d^{6}\) configuration ; Halogen donor are WFL