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9.15     Discuss the nature of bonding in the following coordination entities on the basis of valence bond theory:

                 (ii) [FeF_{6}]^{3-}

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(ii) In the given complex the oxidation state of Fe is +3.  Its electronic configuration is d5.  

Also, the F- ions are weak field ligands, therefore, the pairing of electrons will not occur.

                             

Thus its geometry is octahedral and it is paramagnetic in nature.

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