Q.

The manganate and permanganate ions are tetrahedral, due to            [2019]

1 the π-bonding involves overlap of d-orbitals of oxygen with d-orbitals of manganese  
2 the π-bonding involves overlap of p-orbitals of oxygen with d-orbitals of manganese  
3 there is no π-bonding  
4 the π-bonding involves overlap of p-orbitals of oxygen with p-orbitals of manganese.  

Ans.

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In manganate and permanganate ions, π-bonding takes place by overlap of p-orbitals of oxygen with d-orbitals of manganese.