Consider the four coordinate complexes [FeCl4]2-, [Ni(CN)4]2- or[AuCl4]-.
a. Which of these complexes do you expect to be square planar?Why?
b. Explain why this geometry is preferred using a crystal fieldsplitting diagram and words. Â
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