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Which one of the following platinum complexes has a square planar geometry?

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Which one of the following platinum complexes has a square planar geometry?
  1. K2[PtCl4]\mathrm{K_2[PtCl_4]}
  2. K2[PtCl6]\mathrm{K_2[PtCl_6]}
  3. [Pt(en)3]Cl4\mathrm{[Pt(en)_3]Cl_4}
  4. [Pt(NH3)6]Cl4\mathrm{[Pt(NH_3)_6]Cl_4}

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Correct answer: A - \(\mathrm{K_2[PtCl_4]}\)
In K2[PtCl4]\mathrm{K_2[PtCl_4]} platinum is in the +2 state with a d8d^8 configuration and four ligands, and d8d^8 ions of the heavier transition metals form square planar complexes. In K2[PtCl6]\mathrm{K_2[PtCl_6]}, [Pt(en)3]Cl4\mathrm{[Pt(en)_3]Cl_4} and [Pt(NH3)6]Cl4\mathrm{[Pt(NH_3)_6]Cl_4} platinum is in the +4 state (d6d^6) and six-coordinate, whether from six monodentate ligands or three bidentate ethylenediamine ligands, so these complexes are octahedral.

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