Question

Statement: Radius ratio of compounds with co-ordination number $4$ having tetrahedral and square planar geometry is the same.

State whether the given statement is true or false.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Radius ratio of compounds with co-ordination number $4$ having tetrahedral and square planar geometry is different.
For tetrahedral geometry, the radius ratio is in the range of $0.225-0.414$.
For square planar geometry, the radius ratio is in the range of $0.414-0.731$.

Hence, the given statement is $\text{false}$