Q. Among $\left\lbrack Fe\left( H_{2}O \right)_{6} \right\rbrack^{3 +},\left\lbrack Fe(CN)_{6} \right\rbrack^{3 -},\left\lbrack Fe(Cl)_{6} \right\rbrack^{3 -}$species, the hybridization state of the Fe atom are, respectively
A) $d^{2}sp^{3},d^{2}sp^{3},sp^{3}d^{2}$
B) $sp^{3}d^{2},d^{2}sp^{3},d^{2}sp^{3}$
C) $sp^{3}d^{2},d^{2}sp^{3},sp^{3}d^{2}$
D) None of these
Explanation
The correct answer is Option C: $sp^{3}d^{2},d^{2}sp^{3},sp^{3}d^{2}$.
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