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MHT CET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

What type of hybridization is exhibited by \(\left[\mathrm{CoF}_6\right]^{3-}\) ?

  1. A \(\mathrm{sp}^3\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{sp}^3 \mathrm{p}^2\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{dsp}^2\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{d}^2 \mathrm{sp}^3\)
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(B) \(\mathrm{sp}^3 \mathrm{p}^2\)

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Hybridisation involved is \(\mathrm{sp}^3 \mathrm{~d}^2\) and shape of the complex is octahedral.