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An octahedral complex is formed when hybrid orbitals of the following type are involved
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureCOMEDKCOMEDK 2017
Options:
  • A $s p^{3}$
  • B $d s p^{2}$
  • C $d^{2} s p^{3}$
  • D $s p^{2} d^{2}$
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The correct answer is: $d^{2} s p^{3}$
An octahedral complex is formed when hybrid orbital of $s p^{3} d^{2}$ (outer orbital) or $d^{2} s p^{3}$ (inner orbital) types are involved.

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