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The geometry of a complex species can be understood from the knowledge of type of hybridisation of orbitals of central atom. The hybridisation of orbitals of central atom in $\left[\mathrm{B}\left(\mathrm{OH}_4\right)\right]^{-}$and the geometry of the complex are respectively.
Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)
Options:
  • A
    $s p^3$, tetrahedral
  • B
    $s p^3$, square planar
  • C
    $s p^3 d^2$, octahedral
  • D
    $d s p^2$, square planar
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The correct answer is:
$s p^3$, tetrahedral
$$
\text { Structure of } \mathrm{B}(\mathrm{OH})_4^{-} \text {is }
$$



Hybridisation $-s p^3$
Geometry - Tetrahedral

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