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Predict the number of unpaired electrons in the square planar [Pt(CN)₄,]^2– ion.

For square planar shape, the hybridisation is dsp². Hence the unpaired electrons in 5d orbital pair up to make one d orbital empty for dsp² hybridisation. Thus there is no unpaired electron.

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