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Question
Write the hybridisation and number of unpaired electrons in the complex `[CoF_6]^(3-)`. (Atomic No. of Co = 27)
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Solution
[CoF6]3– : sp3d2 hybridisation; octahedral shape, 4 unpaired electrons, i.e. paramagnetic.
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