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Chemistry
Orbitals of Ni ion
2+
dsp hybridised
orbitals of Ni
2
2+
[Ni(CN) ]
(low spin complex)
4
2–
3d
4s
4p
Four pairs of electrons
from 4 CN groups
–
dsp
2 hydrid
3d
4p
3d
4p
5 5 2 Magnetic
Properties
of
Coordination
Compounds
In the square planar complexes, the hybridisation involved is dsp
2 An example is [Ni(CN)4]
2–