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Question
For the complex [Fe(H2O)6]+3, write the hybridisation, magnetic character and spin of the complex. (At, number : Fe = 26)
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Solution

Hybridisation: sp3d2
Magnetic character: Paramagnetic
Spin of complex: High spin complex
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