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ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

A list of species having the formula is given below: XeF_4, SF_4, SiF_4, BF_4^-, BrF_4^-, [Cu(NH_3)_4]^{2+}, [FeCl_4]^{2-}, [CoCl_4]^{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 **[JEE Advanced 2014]**

Answer: 3

Solution

(2 lone pairs on Xe, ) is square planar. (2 lone pairs on Br, ) is also square planar. (, , Jahn–Teller distorted) is square

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