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Of the following species the one having a square planar structure is                               [NCERT 1981; MP PMT 1994]

A)                 \[NH_{4}^{+}\]

B)                 \[BF_{4}^{-}\]

C)                 \[Xe{{F}_{4}}\] 

D)                 \[SC{{l}_{4}}\]

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

           Xe ground state                         Xe double excitation                             \[Xe{{F}_{4}}\]                                                                                                    \[s{{p}^{3}}{{d}^{2}}\]- hybridization