Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Ques 120

120. The manganate and permanganate ions are tetrahedral, due to:

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(a) The $\pi$-bonding involves overlap of $p$ orbitals of oxygen with $d$-orbitals of manganese

(b) There is no $\pi$-bonding

(c) The $\pi$-bonding involves overlap of $p$-orbital of oxygen with $p$-orbitals of manganese

(d) The $\pi$ - bonding involves overlap of $d$ orbital of oxygen with $d$-orbitals of manganese

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Solution:

  1. (a)

Manganate ion