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Central Atom and Ligands

If shape of a...

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If shape of anion is tetrahedral, then the shape of cation formed is :

Linear

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Bent

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Pentagonal bipyramidal

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Trigonal planar

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Solution

The correct option is A Linear
The anion is $A C l_{4}^{-}$ . It contains 4 bond pairs and 0 lone pairs of electrons. So it has tetrahedral geometry.
The cation is $D C l_{2}^{+}$ with two bond pairs. It has linear geometry.

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