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Which one of the following complexes is an outer orbital complex?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Outer orbital complexes use the orbitals for hybridization (usually ).: is . For an octahedral complex, it has no empty inner -orbitals available even after pairing. It must use orbitals, making it (outer orbital octahedral). is a strong field ligand and usually forms inner orbital complexes with metals like and (). is a classic inner orbital complex.

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Which one of the following complexes is an outer orbital complex?
A
B
C
D

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