24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds
Magnetic Properties of Complex Ions
Problem 21.127a
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionFor each of the following complexes, describe the bonding using valence bond theory. Include orbital diagrams for the free metal ion and the metal ion in the complex. Indicate which hybrid orbitals the metal ion uses for bonding, and specify the number of unpaired electrons.
(a) [AuCl4]2 (square planar)
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