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?
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Correct answer: A - \(\mathrm{K_2[PtCl_4]}\)
In platinum is in the +2 state with a configuration and four ligands, and ions of the heavier transition metals form square planar complexes. In , and platinum is in the +4 state () and six-coordinate, whether from six monodentate ligands or three bidentate ethylenediamine ligands, so these complexes are octahedral.
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