Question

${\left[Ni(CN{)}_4\right]}^{2-}$ ion is diamagnetic and it involves the following hybridisation

• A. $ds{p}^2$
• B. $s{p}^3$
• C. $d^{2}s{p}^3$
• D. $s{p}^3{d}^2$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

In ${\left[Ni(CN{)}_4\right]}^{2-}$ the oxidation state of $Ni$ is $+2$