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Assertion :Tris(ethane-1, 2-diamine)nickel(II) chloride is homoleptic outer orbital complex. Reason: The geometry of Ni in tris (ethane-1, 2-diamine)nickel(II) chloride is trigonal bipyramidai.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
The complex tris(ethane-1, 2-diamine)nickel(II) chloride has formula [Ni(en)3]Cl2. All the ligands in this complex are same. Hence it is a homoleptic complex.
Nickel (II) ion in this complex undergoes sp3d2 hybridization to form outer orbital tetrahedral complex.

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