Coordination Compounds 2 Question 53

Passage Based Questions

The coordination number of $Ni^{2+}$ is $4$ .

$NiCl _2+KCN$ (excess) $\longrightarrow A$ (cyano complex)

$NiCl _2+$ conc. $HCl$ (excess) $\longrightarrow B$ (chloro complex)

55. The hybridisation of $A$ and $B$ are

(a) $d s p^{2}, s p^{3}$

(b) $s p^{3}, s p^{3}$

(c) $d s p^{2}, d s p^{2}$

(d) $s p^{3} d^{2}, d^{2} s p^{3}$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 55. (a)

Solution:

  1. Described in $2$, $A$ has $d s p^{2}$ hybridisation while $B$ has $s p^{3}$-hybridisation of $Ni$.