Question:
The geometry of a complex species can be understood from the knowledge of
type of hybridisation of orbitals of the central atom. The hybridisation of orbitals
of the central atom in [Be(OH)4]
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and the geometry of the complex are respectively
(i) sp3, tetrahedral
(ii) sp3, square planar
(iii) sp3d2, octahedral
(iv) dsp2, square planar
Solution:
Option (i) sp3, tetrahedral is the answer.