which is more stable from bonding point of view trigonal bipyramidalor squarepyramid?

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which is more stable from bonding point of view trigonal bipyramidalor squarepyramid?

2007-06-21 05:33:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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It will depend on the ligand strength and electronic configuration of the center ion - you want the antibonding orbitals to contribute the least destabilization possible (you want them to remain unoccupied).

2007-06-21 05:54:17 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Trigonal Bipyramid.

2007-06-21 05:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋