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VBT Tetrahedral vs Square Planar

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The splitting of d-orbitals in tetrahedral complexes is

A

not comparable to octahedral complexes since the d-orbitals in tetrahedral complexes does not split.

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B

reverse of the octahedral complexes

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C

same as in octahedral complexes

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D

none of these

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The correct option is B
reverse of the octahedral complexes

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