Both [Ni(CN)4]X (where X represents counter cation) and [Ni(CO)4] complexes exhibit diamagnetic properties. The former has a square-planar structure but the latter has a tetrahedral structure a) Explain these different structures. b) Show their electronic configurations with Crystal Field Theory c) What do you think on their electrical conductivity in aqueous solution?

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Coordination Chemistry

It is a part of chemistry, in which the study of compounds that have central atoms surrounded by molecules or ions, known as ligand, is known as coordination chemistry.