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QJEEAdv14Cha10b: JEE Advanced 2014 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEAdv14Cha10b Solution: A list of species having the formula XZ 4 is given below. XeF 4 …

A list of species having the formula XZ4 is given below.

XeF4, SF4 ,SiF4, BF4−, BrF4−, [Cu(NH3)4]2+, [FeCl4]2-, [CoCl4]2- and [PtCl4]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

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XeF4,BrF4−,[Cu(NH3)4]2+,[PtCl4]2−\mathrm{XeF}_4, \mathrm{BrF}_4^{-},\left[\mathrm{Cu}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_4\right]^{2+},\left[\mathrm{PtCl}_4\right]^{2-} are square planar as shown below :

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure Question 14 English Explanation 1
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure Question 14 English Explanation 2
SF4(See−saw)\mathrm{SF}_4(\mathrm{See}-\mathrm{saw}) as shown below:

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure Question 14 English Explanation 3
SiF4,BF4−,[FeCl4]2−,[CoCl4]2−\mathrm{SiF}_4, \mathrm{BF}_4^{-},\left[\mathrm{FeCl}_4\right]^{2-},\left[\mathrm{CoCl}_4\right]^{2-} are tetrahedral as shown below :

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure Question 14 English Explanation 4

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